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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Let’s not pretend USAID was a good thing.

It was a program of soft imperial power, but also genuinely helped people. If 14 million people would have lived who will now die without it, it wasn't entirely a bad thing. The Wikipedia page acknowledges its political purpose but also describes some of its good effects:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development