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> we crossed into the realm of intentionally doing damage That occurred a long time ago with the destruction of USAID and arbitrary firing of large numbers of
by dboreham 10mo ago
> we crossed into the realm of intentionally doing damage
That occurred a long time ago with the destruction of USAID and arbitrary firing of large numbers of federal workers.
- nailer 10mo ago[flagged]
- Tostino 10mo agoThere will be an estimated 14 million extra deaths directly attributed to this policy choice: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01186-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... 91 million lives were saved over the last two decades. The vast majority of that wasn't "international development" fluff; it was basic survival. We’re talking about stopping tuberculosis, malaria, and starvation. Framing this as getting rid of unwanted "cultural programs" is a convenient way to ignore the fact that we pulled the plug on the life support system for 30 million children.
- stinkbeetle 10mo ago[flagged]
- nailer 10mo agoWhy does medical aid require gay and lesbian cultural programming?
- triceratops 10mo ago> vast amounts of money on cultural programs for countries that didn't want them. I don't understand. How do you give someone money if they don't want it?
- iszomer 10mo agoMore like "if we can't be partners we'll find your enemies and fund them instead." or, "we'll partner with your next of kin who may be more sympathetic [or suggestive] to our concerns."
- triceratops 10mo agoAnd it's a problem if your enemies' cultural programs get funded?
- nailer 10mo ago[flagged]
- triceratops 10mo ago[flagged]
- nailer 10mo ago[dead]
- triceratops 10mo ago[flagged]
- platinumrad 10mo ago"What is soft power?"
- cosmicgadget 10mo agoWhat other things should we destroy because you can vaguely describe something you consider wasteful?