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Re:The Gentle Singularity by yablak on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @10:52PM (#44243740)
USAID is not just charity. It is a projection of soft power that keeps many countries and world citizens looking up to the USA. It reduces likelihood of terrorist attacks on US citizens.
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Re:The Gentle Singularity by imgabe on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @11:14PM (#44243865)
Among people likely to consider a terrorist attack, USAID is widely considered a front for the CIA to meddle in other countries' governments (and this has been proven to be the case in some instances). Which, if true, makes it a bad front for the CIA, and if false, means it creates more resentment than anything else and does little to reduce the likelihood of terrorist attacks.
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Re:The Gentle Singularity by bn-l on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @11:29PM (#44243946)
No more soft power please.
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