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Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout
I don't believe pure altruism exists. If you give, you give because it makes you feel good, or you expect something back, or you think you are obeying the will of your deity (for which you will be rewarded in the afterlife) or fitting the expectations of your culture (for which you will be rewarded with acceptance)....
But that doesn't mean we should spurn those who give nor pretend to know their intent. What would you have America do? Be reluctant to lend a hand out of fear of detractors who bemoan their assumed motives?
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I would expect the western governments to offer aid without tying it to neo-liberal economic and political reform. Not because i don't think these countries need reform, but because these policies have been a tremendous failure.
Andrew