Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] facism gaining ground in US

[Pierce T . Wetter III]

On Jul 12, 2004, at 7:03 PM, Samium Gromoff wrote:

> Pierce T.Wetter III wrote:
> >    You didn't read everything I wrote, I specifically said it would be
> > ok to spend money on aid instead of the military. The US spends a lot
> > of money as a % of GDP on the combination of military power and
> > foreign aid. Several countries in Europe don't even match our spending
> > on foreign aid.
> > However, I specifically said that if Europe doesn't want to spend it
> > on guns, then they should actually spend it on aid. Europe in general
> > spends
> > a lot less as a % of GDP then the US does on foreign aid.
>
> Um. Does the _massive_ amount of money poured into support of
> US-friendly regimes in foreign countries count as "foreign aid"?

 Sure, that's how we think of it. I don't think you realize how 
fundamentally isolationist Americans tend to be. Why bother sending
money to some crook in some other country when you could be spending it 
in the US, or at least on a US crook? (fundamental American belief, all 
politicians in all countries are crooks) The US also sends aid to non 
US-friendly nations too, we sent aid to Iran after the recent 
earthquake.
So did Russia if I remember correctly.

> Think of Israel.

 What about Israel? You're writing from a .ru domain, and you're 
complaining
about money sent to some country in the Middle East? At least Israel is 
at least trying to be a democracy.

 Pierce