I once blew my friend's mind by telling him that Ken Lay (of Enron infamy) probably was more deserving of the death penalty than any single murderer, because his actions ruined thousands of lives and likely resulted in more than a few suicides.
I stand by that.
Also, frustratingly, the same dodge you laid out is probably why people are almost nostalgic for the W Bush years. Yes, he caused untold death and misery in the middle east and laid much of the groundwork for our current "Idiocracy but dumber and more vicious" timeline we're in, but he was just a dumb good ol' boy from Texas!
The Musk fanboys have no interest in the harsh facts. The rest of us ought to pay attention.
"Journalists are sharing those people’s stories with us. Reports include: Peter Donde (age 10), Evan Anzoo (age 5), and Achol Deng (age 8) died from loss of access to human immunodeficiency (HIV) medications; Gy Gael (age 8) died from an infection without access to antibiotics; Babagana Bukar Mohammed (age 7) died from complications of sickle cell disease amidst health clinic closures; and Yamah Freeman, a mother of two, bled to death amidst ambulance delays due to fuel shortage while expecting her third child. Analyses on the health effects of ending USAID by the former Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, Impact Counter, the World Health Organization, the Center for Global Development, Lancet, and Lancet: Global Health suggest that Musk’s approach to cutting USAID has already led to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths like those reported above, with millions of lives still at risk through 2030. In addition, research in Science suggests that cutting USAID may have increased deaths from violent conflict. A new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which kills people by causing hemorrhagic fever, is also being made worse by USAID’s absence. The road to Mars is being paved in blood, giving new meaning to the “Red Planet.”"
Don’t know where these ‘jillions of lives saved’ stats are coming from though, since this aid is rife with just being stolen by corrupt warlords, and the local governments barely even know how many people they have
Well said.
I once blew my friend's mind by telling him that Ken Lay (of Enron infamy) probably was more deserving of the death penalty than any single murderer, because his actions ruined thousands of lives and likely resulted in more than a few suicides.
I stand by that.
Also, frustratingly, the same dodge you laid out is probably why people are almost nostalgic for the W Bush years. Yes, he caused untold death and misery in the middle east and laid much of the groundwork for our current "Idiocracy but dumber and more vicious" timeline we're in, but he was just a dumb good ol' boy from Texas!
The Musk fanboys have no interest in the harsh facts. The rest of us ought to pay attention.
"Journalists are sharing those people’s stories with us. Reports include: Peter Donde (age 10), Evan Anzoo (age 5), and Achol Deng (age 8) died from loss of access to human immunodeficiency (HIV) medications; Gy Gael (age 8) died from an infection without access to antibiotics; Babagana Bukar Mohammed (age 7) died from complications of sickle cell disease amidst health clinic closures; and Yamah Freeman, a mother of two, bled to death amidst ambulance delays due to fuel shortage while expecting her third child. Analyses on the health effects of ending USAID by the former Acting Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, Impact Counter, the World Health Organization, the Center for Global Development, Lancet, and Lancet: Global Health suggest that Musk’s approach to cutting USAID has already led to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths like those reported above, with millions of lives still at risk through 2030. In addition, research in Science suggests that cutting USAID may have increased deaths from violent conflict. A new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which kills people by causing hemorrhagic fever, is also being made worse by USAID’s absence. The road to Mars is being paved in blood, giving new meaning to the “Red Planet.”"
https://www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-road-to-mars-is-paved-in-blood
Infuriating stuff
I mean, I guess I’m also guilty of genocide since I haven’t donated to Ebola or whatever.
Most people and organizations are. So it doesn’t seem like that big a deal
Don’t know where these ‘jillions of lives saved’ stats are coming from though, since this aid is rife with just being stolen by corrupt warlords, and the local governments barely even know how many people they have