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[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

USAID was basically US foreign policy slush fund

This is a right wing talking point.

[-] madcat@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

This is a right wing talking point.

No, that's a fact. It was mainly used for bribery of foreign politicians and officials.

[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Please provide a vaild source for this claim either in a paper of record or a governmental report.

[-] madcat@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's well known fact that USAID was used to force US foreign policy agenda on other nations. The entire reason for it's existence was foreign government interference.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61351-8/fulltext https://www.thestudyias.com/blogs/controversy-usaid-humanitarianism/

[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Neither of those qualify as the Lancet post does not support your claims and "thestudyias" is not a source of record.

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