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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 86 points 5 days ago (35 children)
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 27 points 5 days ago (22 children)

It's a CIA front that mascarades as an aid organisation. Part of the US' soft power projection. I'm guessing for all their talk about hating China, they're really keen on China taking on the role the US has been playing since WWII, as they're simultaneously doing their best to undermine the US dollar as the global reserve currency.

[–] ProtecyaTec@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (11 children)

Why do you think they would be keen to release power to China? Economics?

[–] Carl@lemm.ee 34 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They're not doing it on purpose. The people currently making these decisions do not understand the government, what it does, why it is powerful, where the money comes from, etc. It's like someone stripping the copper wiring out of their own house.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 13 points 5 days ago

This may be the best description of the Trump presidencies I've ever read.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah, that could be it. It's highly irrational to me, and only a pathological greed combined with a complete lack of understanding that money without a functioning society means jack shit. Yes, you'll be rich, but you built a society where you'll need to fly in a helicopter between your properties over slums.

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