It’s totally legit to protest aid cuts, but enough of the white saviourist evocations of ‘millions of starving children will die’, and the lamentation over the loss of a nations completely mythical messianic status in addressing global injustice really grates the nerves. https://twitter.com/bondngo/status/1384930084323307525">https://twitter.com/bondngo/s...
There are surely better ways to make the case without resorting to justifications whose roots lie in 1960s/70s poverty porn?

A tragic blow to the industry isn’t the same as a tragic blow to the marginalized; their endless traumas and violations have barely been checked by aid.
Also a sense of proportionality. In 2020:
- Total UK aid budget: US$19 billion
- UK to Africa remittances: US$7 billion
- illicit financial flows from Africa: US$88 billion
Let& #39;s be real about how important UK aid is to "saving lives" compared to other $ inflows/outflows.
ODA today is a pitiful bandaid on a gaping wound.
(a generous interpretation)
Sure, let& #39;s defend it, but let& #39;s not pretend it is more than it is.
If it& #39;s too hard to make an honest case about who is & #39;aiding& #39; whom, at least spare us the sanctimonious wailing and ritual outrage.
"a tragic blow" ... really? in the history of Empire?

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