“I have never heard of a country that developed on AID” 👀

[#BOTHSIDES]

 

[Dr. Acula]

Depends on how you define aid?

Things they supplant local industries like textiles, agriculture, etc. are harmful.

However, medical services, loans that are used for development, investments, can help. Just ask recipients of the Marshall Plan and Japan after WW2.

Just heard a story yesterday about some of the effects of the USAID funding removals in parts of the world where medical care was being provided because there was absolutely none there before. That's useful aid. Same thing with providing retroviral medications. In this same story, they talked about a woman who was HIV positive who received medication through this program and was literally begging an aid worker for them to provide her enough medication for just 18 months to see her son graduate and she will be OK with dying afterwards. They couldn't help her. That's useful aid.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Israel developed on reparations from Germany and money from America

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

Depends on how you define aid?

Things they surplant local industries like textiles, agriculture, etc. are harmful.

However, medical services, loans that are used for development, investments, can help. Just as recipients of the Marshall Plan and Japan after WW2

Interesting. I think some countries like you said received “aid” /funds / loans to develop like Israel, Europe, and Japan. I guess it’s based on the conditions of the money and how it’s to be used

“It’s their money. They decide who gets it!”

 

[Fillerguy]

South Korean, Japan, Israel, Egypt, Spain, Nigeria, most of South America.....


In 2025, in a world where AI is everywhere, you're purposely being ignorant when you say shyt like this.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Israel. South Korea. Off the top of my head

 

[PatCake]

The Aid is done to hold a country by it's nuts. Get it to do the dirty stuff.

South Africa and it's army, for example having been rampaging African countries like Burundi and DRC on USA's "UN Orders"

 

[OneManGang]

Japan became a leading tech country in the 80s and 90s from US aid. This a dumb ass quote tbh.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Didnt watch all of it but started out soundling like some libertarian bullshyt over not wanting to give money to poor people

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

Japan became a leading tech country in the 80s and 90s from US aid. This a dumb ass quote tbh.

“African nations have received aid under different circumstances, often tied to poverty alleviation, infrastructure, and governance reforms. Aid to Africa has historically shifted from infrastructure-focused projects in the 1960s to poverty-focused programs in later decades. Unlike Japan’s postwar aid, African nations often face conditions such as structural adjustment programs emphasizing free-market policies and reduced government spending. These terms differ significantly from those applied to Japan’s recovery efforts.”

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Europe, Korea and Japan disagree

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Now I know everybody is giving answers of successful countries built in aid. But in fairness, the aid given to African countries come with a whole lot of caveats and fukkery.

Then brehs ask why do people leave their country to get money.

 

[Water]

In order for countries like the US to remain so rich there needs to be poor exploited countries. We offer aid on the frontend but we taking all those natural resources on the backend. Its a dirty deal

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Israel developed on reparations from Germany and money from America

Western Europe and Japan developed on aid.

Aid isn't the issue. It's the strings attached.

 

[jadillac]

Does free labor SLAVERY count as "aid"?