Not to mention the development consultancy industry. A lot of what is given as “aid” never leaves the donor country because it pays inflated salaries or fees to nationals who act as middle men. Add to this offloading agricultural surplus as food aid instead of strengthening local food systems. - ThreadSky

nanjala.bsky.social • 20 days ago

Not to mention the development consultancy industry. A lot of what is given as “aid” never leaves the donor country because it pays inflated salaries or fees to nationals who act as middle men. Add to this offloading agricultural surplus as food aid instead of strengthening local food systems.

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nanjala.bsky.social•20 days ago

But when it comes to cutting aid budgets no one says “let’s spend less money on Israeli or Egyptian military capacity”. Instead you want to start by taking healthcare and education away from people who have been made vulnerable by the structural injustices you create and benefit from.

nanjala.bsky.social•20 days ago

I can’t take seriously any demand for reducing aid dependency that begins with taking away services from the poorest of the poor. To me that is not aid - those are reparations that they are entitled to because of the structural injustices they endure. Start with military aid and then we can talk.

littlebiggler.bsky.social•20 days ago

It is a pittance, and yes, suspending aid is going to kill people.

gabriellehecht.bsky.social•20 days ago

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Eg: the freeze on USAID means that the main clinic serving 🏳️‍⚧️ folks in Hillbrow (Johannesburg, South Africa) suddenly closed. Those who can’t afford private care are now at the mercy of drug & supply shortages in the public system. So most won’t get the care they need.

ctnealherman.bsky.social•20 days ago

The cruelty is the point.

sfaccountant.bsky.social•20 days ago

Broadly agree but we absolutely should not be reducing military aid to Ukraine.

liberals4liberty.bsky.social•20 days ago

And no one is advocating cutting Musk’s lucrative taxpayer funded gov contracts? NASA can do rockets. We don’t need Musk. Shut him down. I am a taxpayer. I dissent. I don’t support Musk.

cuchulu.bsky.social•20 days ago

Elon could personally fund the USAID budget and not notice. Think of the that. 1 asshole’s net worth is 10x greater than the aid we give to those in such desperate need. Truly, truly evil.

penguins18.bsky.social•20 days ago

I don't get it. USAID has nothing to do with military aid.

tom-from-mpls.bsky.social•20 days ago

We'll talk (through USAID) about South African Apartheid but when it comes to Israeli apartheid it's all "two state solution and Israel should really slow down the settlements, here's some arms Mr Netanyahu" and then do absolutely nothing to promote said 2-state solution.

buhle.online•20 days ago

I actually appreciate the GiveDirectly infrastructure (tiny team + tech) that just puts the cash straight into the pockets / mobile money wallets of the people that need it.

It would be great to see more of this.

Despite all the resistance they get.

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