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[deleted] t1_jeb52h4 wrote

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Adhdbanana t1_jebceqq wrote

Well, the 400m USD yearly would be the answer. You'd agree America needs to stop that funding to the ANC? Like why would they want our dirty money.

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OrangeOk1358 t1_jebphmj wrote

Most of which are given to US pharmaceutical companies that provide HIV medication and research labs. An insurance policy to ensure that a new deadlier variant of HIV doesn't appear in South Africa and spread across the world including the US. Edit: Its the same reason Western nations are still supplying South Africa with Covid vaccines and encouraging booster shots just in case a new strain of Covid pops up such as Omicron.

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Adhdbanana t1_jebuir0 wrote

The point is russia can take that position over along with team BRIC. I would hazard a guess that there are other countries that could make do with the same beneficial aid package. Why would the US aid a country where the ANC outright stated putin would not be arrested. With that same amount of money marked as humanitarian aid for a country like Ukraine in a 10 year span we are looking at 40b USD to rebuild their infrastructure, housing, PTSD treatment, etc.

At this point I encourage all fellow Americans to write their reps and point out this fact and see if we can make it end. If BRIC is your future, good luck.

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CautiousMeet7592 t1_ject5wq wrote

Why the hell do we have to pay for ukraines reconstruction? We have our own issues here.

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monkeywithgun t1_jeb7snw wrote

Because why be on the wrong side of history yet again? China and Russia have been trying to make BRICS a thing for over two decades. The fact that it includes two of the worlds most dominant autocracies dooms it to failure.

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RobotMugabe t1_jeb7e3l wrote

They are corrupt. No need to read anything into it.

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Thannk t1_jeb7nrr wrote

The issue is half that block them expects you to pick a subteam since they have issues with each other and Brazil is a hot mess best avoided right now.

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pseudoEscape t1_jecxawq wrote

Was a bit shocked how little media coverage the Tigray war got tbh. Like 800,000 civilians dead in two years and it’s just ended. Most people don’t even know about it.

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