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Originally Posted by Dbass
I believe it is sad that the US government is not providing more aid to Africa for 2 reasons - 1. We have the chance and the ability to end human suffering. It's the chance we haven't taken in Darfur, and the chance we certainly haven't taken in Guantanamo Bay.
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There's no reason to believe this will end human suffering. There are problems all over the place above and beyond these specific issues in this specific place (Africa). Anyway, why are American taxpayers expected to be the ones to finance this wondrous end of all human suffering?
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Originally Posted by Dbass
2. Because we are the most powerful nation in the world and we have more pride than to let Frenchmen and Germans outdo us on the world scale. We already look like a bunch of redneck shitheads for what we do to our "detainees," and we don't need to be colored as more heartless...at least I don't think that's a good image.
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I'd be happy to let other countries out-spend us on foreign aid. I'm against wealth redistribution in general, but if politicians insist on throwing our money away, at least throw it away by trying to fix problems here in America.