The White House’s destruction of USAID is a callous, catastrophic mistake that will damage America as well as the world www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-w... - ThreadSky

peterstefanovic.bsky.social • 21 days ago

The White House’s destruction of USAID is a callous, catastrophic mistake that will damage America as well as the world

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-when-hard-hearts-beat-soft-power/

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greeny-lo.bsky.social•21 days ago

China is poised to become the global leader in soft power. Did nobody think this through?

thackwallop.bsky.social•21 days ago

He’s just handed China the keys to global supremacy.

gtrdydmgasrcmg.bsky.social•21 days ago

#impeachtrump #DICKtraitor

thelonecrazyhorse.bsky.social•21 days ago

Its dangerous political theatre, how knows people, even US citizens will be harmed, but Trumplon can wave a bunch of receipts around and claim this was reckless spending by the Democrats. Then cut everyones social security, but not their taxes, then use their go to move "I blame the democrats"

anthonyaaronagh.bsky.social•21 days ago

This is where we’re at “humanity”?!

*People’s lives will no doubt be adversely affected - potentially dire, fatal future circumstances for many;
all to satisfy but a few narcissistic, insatiable, unscrupulous wolves & political fat cat egocentrists whom enjoy serviced lives in their ivory towers?!

sarahnicol.bsky.social•20 days ago

It’s a sad time when you have more in common with non democratic countries than with America, but they voted for this 🤢 so I will avoid anything that supports that criminal where I can, yes it’ll take a bit of planning but if I do nothing I’m complicit in his criminality. Time to reset world order.

uncletantra.bsky.social•21 days ago

What if that damage is the WHOLE POINT?

laudercastle.bsky.social•21 days ago

Have farmers in the US cottoned on yet to what this aid is going to cost them? UsAID buys quite a sizeable amount of the farmers' crops for its food programme. I think that may just have hit the buffers

usmansmith.bsky.social•21 days ago

Unless of course the world will be better served by the aid from the other willing superpowers?
Strings are attached.
But that's soft power.
America has begun making itself irrelevant.
That may be a good thing in view of it's shift into empire building.
Sadly lives will be lost on that journey.
Ours

middlerage.bsky.social•21 days ago

“America as well as the world you say? I’m in!” Trump probably.

acerview54.bsky.social•21 days ago

deborah122.bsky.social•21 days ago

And lays waste to so much of the good done before!

shellyimp.bsky.social•21 days ago

Maybe the rest of the world should put 100% tariffs on Tesla not because they are rubbish cars but the owner is a bit of a c**t

calenhad-social.bsky.social•21 days ago

Reputations that have taken decades to build have been utterly destroyed in days. It will be a long time before the US can (safely) be taken at their word again. #FAFO.

altiam.bsky.social•21 days ago

Such a devastating decision with far-reaching consequences.

letthemeatbrioche.bsky.social•21 days ago

“Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and we have to stay on top of the issues of democracy and freedom”

ukseennotseen.bsky.social•21 days ago

Putrid men like Musk and Trump see this as being a 'sucker' giving money away for nothing. They don't care about the good it does and that is is exactly the kind of thing that actually gives America its standing in the world.

adybee.bsky.social•21 days ago

davidofnottingham.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump isn’t as clever as he appears. 🤨

drianpalmer.bsky.social•21 days ago

That's unfortunate, because he appears to be as thick as mince.

weegieman.bsky.social•21 days ago

Everything that is happening there at the moment is so short-sighted.

There will be a disaster.

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