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The truth is that the U.S. contributes the most to foreign aid funds, and still gets zero to little political good will.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_development_aid_sovereign_state_donors
Any reason you can think of why that might be the case?
Ok guessing 50-70 million psycho racist MAGA rednecks might have a factor in that
Because we have far too many hate blinded citizens who are ready and willing to drop to their knees and open wide for the bukkake of anti-America propaganda?
You guys are celebrating the "comeback" from a person who works for the Chinese government and is LITERALLY labeled as "China state-affiliated media".......
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. Just because CCP-governed/owned media says something, doesn't mean it's wrong. Especially since propaganda doesn't work very well if it's ALL lies. Mixing in some truth makes propaganda work much better.
Yes, but let’s stop pretending that all other countries are angelic heavens with leaders who have nothing but the best intentions for all people, everywhere. Every country has its issues, and it’s really easy to blame them on “imperialists”.
Why create the "yeah but" space?. If someone points out that there is a problem with gun violence in America the response should be "yeah, that's not good, we should try and figure out some sort of solution" not "yeah but we donate the most in foreign aid".
I'm sincerely not taking the piss. I feel like creating that sort of space is dangerous not only because it avoids accountability but also because it feels nice and its easy to do.
But nothing you said is wrong, I don't think ill of you, not trying to catch you out, I agree with what you are saying. Was just trying to help you follow the thought you were on to see where it would get you.
I agree, the Chinese poster is on point about all their statements.
In this particular post. Remember, propaganda has to include some truth or it won't work very well. That post is true. Whereas one would be pretty stupid to trust as true most of what the CCP-controlled media says.
I fail to see how one would get the idea that someone is saying other countries are "angelic heavens with leaders who have nothing but the best intentions for all people" from this discussion.
A better statistic with which to make comparisons between nations is the % of GDP or budget of said nations devoted to aid. The US is first in the actual amount given, but our budgetary % is pretty low compared to other nations. Not to mention the aid figures given include military aid and similar that ends up coming back to US companies.
It's the American way to destabilize a country than pay for aid.
No wonder it doesn't end up with net positive political good will.
In fairness, all countries play the destabilization games against each other. That’s the core of realpolitiks.
Yet few do it as openly as the states.
So, you are saying doing it covertly is better?
No, what I said was 'Yet few do it as openly as the states.'.