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Be mad about military spending not humanitarian.
It's funny to me that it's socialist oriented spending, which in relation is a drop in a bucket, is so controversial but everything else is okay. It is not even funny how huge the disparity is. But yeah, it is such a no-go to do good things... man, the gymnastics involved to reach that level of thinking are so stupid, it should be comical
No one lives in isolation. Even if you don't see the value in humanitarian efforts and even if in your selfishness you don't have the selfish wisdom to support US soft power projection, you should be smart enough to realize that the US does not exist in an impermeable bubble. Global health improves health at home.
I took medical anthropology recently and this is the best answer. Helping others, even if they seem too far away to affect you in your individualist isolationist country, will actually affect your health.
I've found it's just an all around great policy in life to do good things for others, even if it seems like it doesn't serve your interests, because these things have a way of coming back around in unexpected ways.
or, in the case of a sexually transmitted disease, not coming around. who's to say your next sexual partner mightn't have gone on an overseas adventure, had a wild fling with a native, and if not for this policy, caught an STI?
Because humans like helping humans. Don't worry, you don't earn enough to be affected by this.
"Why should I be concerned with my neighbour's house being on fire?"
HIV originally came here from another country. If we weren't doing this it would just continue to spread.
Fucking idiot
I'm pretty sure you don't know since you seem to think viruses respect borders.
Can you please name the condom brand that is 100% effective against HIV transmission?
Calling HIV an STD like it doesn't have a hundred other ways to be transmitted really downplays the seriousness, which seems intentional to me.
Don't be a douche. We help others because we can and because disease is a global threat.
In other words, you're not worth arguing with.
Because dead people in other countries don't buy US exports.