Originally Posted by Aramike

March of Dimes is one of the most effective charities in history. Research it for yourself if you don't believe me. As far as efficiency goes, dollar for dollar it has had far more impact than UNICEF.

The problem with UNICEF is that it is bogged down in UN bureaucratize, as it were. Far more so that March of Dimes, or even other charities of the same mission.

Besides, that's all irrelevent to the point which you originally brought up about Americans admonishing someone for supporting a charitable cause. I just don't see it, and I think it's a bit of a straw man argument.