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Where are all the other concerned countries stepping in to help since the US has left? Why is the US the only country that is considered responsible for the pr
by fallingknife 1y ago
Where are all the other concerned countries stepping in to help since the US has left? Why is the US the only country that is considered responsible for the problems of foreign countries while every other country is given the luxury of focusing only on their domestic affairs?
- jenadine 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_agencies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_agenci... US is clearly not the only country. I guess other aid agencies are already busy with their existing programs and can't easily step in when the country with the biggest GDP stop suddenly. Edit: See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_sovereign_state_donors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_sovere...
- watwut 1y agoUS was giving less percentage of their GDP on foreign aid the other western countries. Americans consistently overestimate how much is USA helping others.
- mlrtime 1y agoThe US cannot possibly ever win the hearts and minds of the entire population. It is a classic example of "damned if you do and damned if you don't"
- jsnider3 1y agoThe US was easily winning the hearts of minds of most people before Trump randomly decided to shoot America in the foot.
- mlrtime 1y agoNo, we've been hated since Vietnam. There was a brief period after 9/11. From my prospective everyone hates America, but weirdly wants to migrate here at he same time. (Except for the online minority who threaten to leave but never do)
- camel_Snake 1y agoThe desired outcome isn't capturing hearts and minds, it's preventing easily preventable diseases and deaths for what amount to pennies in the federal budget.
- mlrtime 1y agoSounds like it should be part of the UN or WHO. Not for the US to fund through political appointees to gain favors.
- davidw 1y agoIf that's what you want to happen, you say "in a year, we're going to cut off this aid" so that there is time for someone else to step in. But they just cut it off from one day to the next in a place with challenging logistics, ensuring that some of the world's poorest people are likely to die so the world's wealthiest man can muck around in politics as a hobby.