I heard that too. My dad’s been gone 40 years, but I still remembers his repeated admonition - Look for the money angle. There’s always a money angle. It’s never about religion, it’s never about anything but money. I think he was right & find it applies anytime there’s a conflict in the world.
He just has no empathy. Those type of white men don't; they find poverty and disease and anyone different distasteful, repulsive, and they don't want to give away anything. They enjoy taking away, not adding too.
Also this: “FYI... Musk was instrumental in the looming shut down of Uncle Sam's USAID, which was coincidentally being probed by its inspector general over the agency's monitoring of Ukraine's use of USAID-provided Starlink terminals. The same Starlink operated by Musk's SpaceX.” - The Register
Not to mention USAID was there when apartheid was broken apart in South Africa. Hmmmmm who was NOT a fan of apartheid being broken apart in SOUTH AFRICA.
Plus he has no empathy or caring for those in need. Psychopaths only care about themselves just like when Puerto Rica was in dire need and what’s he do “throws out rolls of paper towels to the crowd.”
Not really, but it did help provide stability and assistance to a post-Apartheid country and that's what Musk hates. He's a raging racist who wants to see South Africa crumble. It won't. It will turn to China. It has a lot of mines so China will be quite happy to help out!
And perhaps Musk is doing China a favor so they can gleefully fill in the gap. After all, 50% of Teslas are made in China & Musk makes a lot of money there.
Well since there aren’t Soviets anymore, maybe we don’t need it? —could be a logical response, but please do go on with the insipid Blue MAGA red-baiting.
Musk also has a reason, by stopping USAID china can step in and give aid to disable the foothold the US has and Muskrat gets more favors from China for his business
One of the key plays of Neo Liberalism is not only to reduce & remove regulations but to take over the independent "regulators" with regulating agencies like #DOGE that "self-regulate" themselves on the "honor" system.
In the Kremlin's dark heart, a master of deceit,
Vladimir Putin, the cunt who loves to cheat.
He's got Musk on a fucking leash, dancing for show,
But Elon's just a tool, Putin's favorite ho.
Musk, with his head so far up his own ass,
I would also add this. Trump is ALL about money. So, ALL of the illegal acts that musk has done and continues to do is also all about money. All of that information is very valuable to any number of companies and countries. Trump GAVE it to Musk.
Frankly I don't think they are that educated. They (the MAGAT right, because I know you're going to ask who "they" are) know it promotes diversity and it costs money that could go into their pockets. I doubt they even know which administration started it.
Its appalling that none of Kennedy’s hv publicly condemned this -demanded Dems get off their asses & fight to reinstate USAID
Kennedys should file a lawsuit against MUSK & BESSANT
But they want to protect their wealth & themselves so they capitulate & stay Out of the fight!
It’s reprehensible
The irony is that Russia isn't the main competitor for global influence any more. That's China with the Belt and Road Initiative. It's starting to feel like the US is surrendering to China on purpose.
It's amazing what simple working class people are willing to go to prison for or even kill or die for when the wealthy white elitists who convince them to do so continue to live in the lap of luxury.
And Musk wants to do it because that will make his Chinese friends very happy. And USAID was going to fine him for something his Starlink contract and he was reportedly furious about that. No one holds the Imperious Emperor Elon accountable. Off with their heads.
Trump is a sociopath, so any reminder of true humanitarian efforts from a celebrated man who achieved far more heroism serving in WWII, highly educated with an even more highly educated & finely cultured wife etc... his orange ego cannot stand. Trump is also the WORST orator in American history!
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watch what happens to our immigration rate once developing nations start to deteriorate. They will reverse course real quick when they see all the scary brown people that wanna migrate to the US
That is why they are making sure the living conditions of the average American is as close as possible to the conditions found in those parts of the world once aid is cut.
Why immigrate to the US when your living condition and oppression will be the same, right?
Helping others has never been important to Trump. He’s out for himself and nobody else. Everyone else he uses as long as they can benefit him. His relationships are purely transactional.
➡️Where does IMBECILE Trump think this AID
comes from? It comes from American farmers and manufacturers
He just put 51,000 farmers out of work & cost that industry $2 BILLION as food now rots on piers
➡️This is the 2nd time this industry will have to be bailed out
🎯PLANNING is not a Trump strong point
If he threatens us again maybe we stop selling potash to America which accounts for 90% of Americas fertilizers. See how the farmers love him then as their crop yields dwindle and prices surge. ❤️🇨🇦
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"Private property based on the labour of the small proprietor, free competition, democracy, all the catchwords with which the capitalists and their press deceive the workers and the peasants are things of the distant past. Capitalism has grown into a world system of colonial oppression and of the
financial strangulation of the overwhelming majority of the population of the world by a handful of “advanced” countries. And this “booty” is shared between two or three powerful world plunderers armed to the teeth (...), drawing the whole world into their war over the division of their booty."
Obviously.
"As long as capitalism remains what it is, surplus capital will never be utilised for the purpose of raising the standard of living of the masses in a given country, for this would mean a decline in profits for the capitalists;
it will be used for the purpose of increasing those profits by exporting capital abroad to the backward countries.”
― Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
It also helped support the new government in South Africa after Apartheid was ended. Probably some South African who was 23 at the time saw USAID as disrupting his status (Musk).
Yes. Trump's defunding programs around the world that help support democratic institutions so China and Russia can move in and impose dictatorships to expand their influence.
It’s already started. The US had to started evacuating its embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 days ago. China has a foothold there now and controls about 70% of the natural resources of the continent. If we start pulling sources they’re royally screwed. ❤️🇨🇦
Russia is an empty husk of its formal self. To think they have any sort of influence to any country other than *maybe* those that border it is laughable. And China is leading development of countries, historically bullied by the west, with DIPLOMACY. Unlike the wests typical neocolonial approach.
China has become the largest bilateral creditor to Africa. They're "loaning" so much to some countries they can't pay them back. Deals are made for resource extraction and ownership. Africans are calling this neocolonialism as China takes over critical resource sectors. They're not there to help
As opposed to what the IMF and world bank do? Debt traps are a western invention. And western power agreements always come with strings attached like unlimited natural resource extraction. At least China is helping these countries grow their economies so that they can be CONSUMERS of chinas exports
Russia has signed military coop agreements with 43 African countries and become major weapons suppliers between 2018 and 2022. They account for 40% of arms imports and offer arms for imports deals. Deployed private military co's like Wagner to Mali, Sudan and Central African Republic. Get it yet?
Fair enough. They are a major weapons supplier but so is the US. But let’s not forget why these African countries find themselves in this predicament. Centuries of western intervention and imperialism in Africa leads to the instability we see today. That’s my point. I’m not trying to defend Russia.
You are right about a history of colonialism. But by pulling aid and programming, the U.S. is just replacing one with another. The West needs to rethink the thought process that Globalism is about lifting everyone up and raising living standards to reduce price competition than to gain control.
Also, I read this agency was investigating F-Elon for deactivating Starlink after a phone call with Sputin, resulting in the failure of a Ukrainian military plan F-Elon had been made aware of before said phone call.
If we don't have this, it will leave the door wide open for Catholic missionaries and the Heritage foundation missionaries hit the southern Baptist missionaries. The Pentecostal missionaries look we're up against Democrats . Fuck me in the butt extremely dangerous. We have to have it the other way.
Yes, and thanks to our Republicans throughout history who keep trying to make us worse again, we are where we are 👍.
When you generalize the word "democrats" in this current hellscape here, you sound naive. It's Americans vs maga. It's democracy vs fascism. Party lines don't exist anymore.
And also thanks to Republicans, the nazi imperialist dream of theirs will live on bc half our country was asleep in the last election with the 90 million non-voters who did not care our govt was about to get thrown over by the biggest moron ever to hold office. 🙄
The biggest issue in all countries is the "us vs them" argument. Dems vs Reps. Unless people come together with the intent to "let live and love", there will always be division.
Your statement is misleading because the intent and purpose is good, not evil which is the basis of imperialism. The model is freedom. There's a unique difference with that of Communist expansionism.
Exactly!! Everything is for Putin. The White Christian Nazi Nationalists trained by Putins protege Orban. Project 2025 is pure Orban. Putin has owned Trump for years. I guess our military just doesn’t care. It’s so baffling.
60% of USAID funding went to Ukraine. Look at this Google search I did on Sunday showing the cybersecurity support moneys specifically going to Ukraine via the Biden administration via USID.
Yes and China will step in worldwide and fill the gap. Steadily boxing the US in. The Middle East will flip to BRICS leaving Israel as a stranded asset. Extraordinary watching a nation commit hari kari.
USAID (American soft power) needed reform BUT not by an unelected, no congress confirmation, billionaire Nazi. Are we giving Melania and Barron the launch codes next? Let’s get some order—I whispered in my apartment under my covers in the middle of the night.
Trump campaigned on this entirely. Everyone knew what Elon would be doing it is honestly not shocking to anyone but the left for some reason. Go check out the DOGE EO Trump signed!
What the hell was I supposed to do at the time? I don’t hold office. I’m still shocked. It’s shocking regardless. When Trump owns the Gaza Strip I will also be shocked and horrified most likely.
In Australia, our conservative government cut foreign aid about 12 years ago. China quickly stepped up to help the small nations in our neighbourhood, building infrastructure like airports & ports, you know, the potential military bases of the future. Now a progressive gov is repairing the damage.
Correct. In 2017 his first official act was to back out of the Trans Pacific Partnership. What do USAID and the TPP have in common? Putin hates both of them. NATO will be next. Trump is so obviously doing Putin’s bidding it’s amazing people can’t connect the dots.
What do you want to be trump and Putin are going to take over the world together. I bet all loyalists have been paid or promised a seat high up in the world regime.
I see ending departments that spend money is to put more money in Trump's bank accounts (formally USA's bank accounts) so he has money for the military to take over countries & hold people in concentration camps. The well being of USA society means nothing to the Trump regime.
Good luck. Fairness doctrine is gone along with all integrity of for profit media.
Funny enough it’s one of the major things heritage foundation did when their first stooge took office which gave rise to the creation of Fox News whom specifically needed that dismantled.
#Krasstestdummies Do you think this is 1965? Every part of the DEM party was co-opted by the hard left in the mid 80s. The ONLY thing that USAID has to do with the Russians is them slipping them money on the side. YOu 2 asshats are going to end up in court.
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He's about nothing but spite and retribution.
Ohhhhh
US' importance in the world is being crushed.
Apparently, Trump hates it too.
Hmmm...
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
SHOCKING!
OK, not really, but I'm getting tired of saying
"I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO"
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Vladimir Putin, the cunt who loves to cheat.
He's got Musk on a fucking leash, dancing for show,
But Elon's just a tool, Putin's favorite ho.
Musk, with his head so far up his own ass,
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Kennedys should file a lawsuit against MUSK & BESSANT
But they want to protect their wealth & themselves so they capitulate & stay Out of the fight!
It’s reprehensible
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Why immigrate to the US when your living condition and oppression will be the same, right?
comes from? It comes from American farmers and manufacturers
He just put 51,000 farmers out of work & cost that industry $2 BILLION as food now rots on piers
➡️This is the 2nd time this industry will have to be bailed out
🎯PLANNING is not a Trump strong point
Gay Valimont (D): Florida's 1st Congressional District
Josh Weil (D): Florida’s 6th Congressional District
This will tie the House.
"As long as capitalism remains what it is, surplus capital will never be utilised for the purpose of raising the standard of living of the masses in a given country, for this would mean a decline in profits for the capitalists;
― Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
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It was actually created to covertly export US socio-economic cultural models by using aid as a bargaining chip.
It's a tool of American cultural imperialism and expansionism.
It wasn't, it was just more subtle and devious about being nasty. It's been a brutally imperialist nation since the late 19th century.
When you generalize the word "democrats" in this current hellscape here, you sound naive. It's Americans vs maga. It's democracy vs fascism. Party lines don't exist anymore.
It really won't wash. Until they take responsibility for their own part in their decline and Trump's rise, they'll never regain power.
Got it.
Musk's fragile white masculinity must have been dealt quite the severe blow!
I just know that because this administration is doing it, the money is going to be wasted on some other stupid shit.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14364887/amp/doge-politico-payments-USAID-elon-musk-karoline-leavitt.html
I'm all for cutting unneeded gov'ment waste. The second they announced the idea, I said Dems should have latched onto it themselves.
Hell, Dems were championing the idea 25 years ago. Back then Reps were against it.
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365
And which is still good law. Trump can't get rid of USAID; laws are made by Congress.
https://www.editpad.org/tool/extract-text-from-image
Funny enough it’s one of the major things heritage foundation did when their first stooge took office which gave rise to the creation of Fox News whom specifically needed that dismantled.