US Politics on Yik Yak | One of the most poisonous ideas in modern discourse is the idea that America has some unique moral obligation to bankroll the rest of the world, rather that be to Israel or Ukraine or USAID or refugees or the Global South, and we’re villains if we don’t

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One of the most poisonous ideas in modern discourse is the idea that America has some unique moral obligation to bankroll the rest of the world, rather that be to Israel or Ukraine or USAID or refugees or the Global South, and we’re villains if we don’t

Anonymous 14h

we’re villains because we pillage other nations for their resources.

Anonymous 15h

You see it on all aisles of the political spectrum. If you’re gonna introduce as a political argument, especially among US voters, that Ukraine or Israel need weapons or USAID needs more funding to combat disease on the other side of the world or whatever, at least try to frame it as benefitting America and American citizens even if indirectly. The US spending billions of dollars in these endeavors should be framed as extreme generosity instead of evil selfishness if we choose not to

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#2 13h

One of the second most poisonous ideas in modern discourse is that US wars benefit Americans

Anonymous

OP 13h

I partially agree, but that was not what I was discussing. I’m not talking about solely war, I’m talking about the exploitative nature of our “aid”. that being said, our wars absolutely benefit some Americans, but only the richest.