COMMENTS POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE INDEPENDENT
State of the Union:
Donald Trump suggests UK among 'enemies of America' after UN Jerusalem vote
US foreign aid should
'only go to friends of America', says President
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Response to a comment
suggesting Trump was being logical:
Why comment when you have nothing to say?
"Enemies" is a very strong word, and it is totally
inappropriate in this context.
Because someone disagrees with you doesn't turn them into an
enemy, unless you are an ignorant, loud-mouthed coward like Trump.
So, by this 3-year old's attempt at logic, her Majesty's
Loyal Opposition are enemies?
His speech should have been laughed at with a laughter
reflecting contempt.
Only there's nothing funny about the abuse of power and
stealing what's not yours - the very things his dirty little Jerusalem deal
with the corrupt and murderous Netanyahu supports.
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Response to a comment
saying foreign aid is supposed to be about helping need:
Actually, foreign aid has always reflected influence
peddling.
Real needs take a back seat, always.
You see, those payments represent something which can be
ended or just diminished or increased as the donor wishes, and what the donor
wishes depends on whether the recipient does as he is asked in international
organizations and votes.
It has never been any different. Indeed, back in the late
Middle Ages, the common practice of granting a "pension," as by the
King of Spain to an important court personage, say, in the Court of England,
served the same purpose.
Of course, we should always bear in mind that Israel gets a
slice of foreign aid fatter than everyone else on the planet. It literally
floats on American subsidies.
