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America has proven we are not reliable enough to be trusted to administer a global aid system. We should give the money to the UN or something and let them distribute it. We will use it for military purposes, and we will take it away for no reason.

The Elon Mussacre

A "respectable" newspaper where I live (far away in Estonia) just repeated the far-right claims that it was just "deep state propaganda" treating people in need in other countries as either not real or getting real aid, as if everything exists only to build political influence at home. It's horrible

Raising global welfare helps the US enormously. The US used to push the expansion of democracy around the world too. Maybe we can go back to that.

I agree. We're 40 trillion in debt and the criminals are actively robbing the bank.

By destroying it we did great evil, for a return so minimal we won’t even notice.

I agree it's essential. But it's hard to be passionate about every one of the huge number of systems we need to rebuild...I keep reminding myself that this is the Reagan administration x 10,000, and if we don't work our asses off we'll still be digging our way out in 40 years.

I think we might have to produce a UN type organization with secure funding that doesn't depend on the whims of one country.

You need to have access to the full levers of power to do that. With most Americans suffering from the malpractise of the regime, arguing for helping other nations, even when it's the right thing to do, is a tough sell.

I'm hoping that the plan is to get elected first and then pivot to international relations. Trust me as a Canadian we are not impressed with the general mushiness of the tariff pushback among all American politicians.

It is genuinely heartrending.

Education is just one small part of rebuilding our image in the world. Putting resources in truly embracing the world as integrated and that we are the place where the world is welcomed economically, culturally and thru education should be our priority. Selfish reasons as well as selfless ones.

If I say the dismissive sarcasm that a lot on the LEFT TM say about US aid and USAID and PEPFAR I will be taken seriously and cause an argument

40 trillion deficit. Bigger than the GDP. And i do share your sentiment except for blaming democrats for 🍊’s actions

It always disappointed me that Democrats didn't take George W. Bush's accomplishments with PEPFAR and say, "This is a model of what we could do more of, at even larger scale."

Even if we ignore morality (and we should *not*), USAID provided tremendous soft power and good will to the U.S. Even if we were a completely self-interested country (and we shouldn't be), it would still be smart to not only rebuild but expand our global aid.

Amen. But the 1st thing Dems need to do if/when they have the offices, is to reform SCOTUS. Without that, everything they do will be tossed out.

The Democrats set up five working groups to think about affordability. Five! HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM?

"Musk's global massacre" is the perfect thing to call it

Ok well I got that much out

My go to is “a childhood friend has been out of contact with his family for over a year. He has no idea if they’re alive or dead. Imagine if that were you.”

could they have done more to support local food systems?

www.rawstory.com/nepal-floods...

How willingly will countries accept aid, when they'll know that it will be eliminated the instant republicans gain control of the White House or both houses of Congress? We're untrustworthy.

Yeah. Project 2025 plans are truly evil. Oh, wait, that not Project 2025, that’s DSA’s 2025 political agenda.