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Old 02-05-25, 08:19 AM   #11281
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Give a piece of desert to the Israelis, and they turn it into a agricultural habitat with innovative solutions!

Ok !, i suggest you relocate israel in the mojave desert, and let the Palestine to the Palestinians, and the israelians handle and finance them. Alone.!


Very good for Usa and trump!
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Old 02-05-25, 08:27 AM   #11282
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Ok !, relocate israel in the mojave desert without aid, and let the Palestine to the Palestinians, et the israelians handle and finance them. Alone.!
Not even close to the same thing. We decide, the American people, who we help. France, Germany or any other Country doesn't decide that for us.. We have given Billions to help support Ukraine. Other Countries in Europe like the U.K, Germany, Poland and I'm sure others have helped Ukraine with material assistance and money as well. I hope that aid continues as the Ukraine deserves to live free like other Countries in Europe.

Besides, Israel has various industries in Aerospace and others and does just fine on it's own.
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Old 02-05-25, 08:30 AM   #11283
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Elon Musk, a non-elected official, prevented USAID-employees from doing their work. Or, in other words: The richest man in the world decided that the poorest people in the world don't deserve to live.
Or in other words the elected president ordered to dismantle USAID and bring it's branch into the ministry of foreign affairs. What imo is just common sense.


When I see how Germany allows itself to be made a fool of by other countries, whose partly corrupt governments it pays ridiculously high amounts of development aid, while these countries refuse to take back rejected asylum seekers, who are after all their own citizens, then I wish that German development aid would also be wound up.
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Or in other words the elected president ordered to dismantle USAID and bring it's branch into the ministry of foreign affairs. What imo is just common sense.


When I see how Germany allows itself to be made a fool of by other countries, whose partly corrupt governments it pays ridiculously high amounts of development aid, while these countries refuse to take back rejected asylum seekers, who are after all their own citizens, then I wish that German development aid would also be wound up.
The U.S feels much the same way. Germany has done much to build itself into the powerhouse that it is, in terms of Culture, Economic power and Technology. Germany, the U.K and others are being taken advantage of the same as we are. Fortunately, Europe and especially Poland and Hungary are waking up to those facts and taking action.
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We decide, the American people, who we help. France, Germany or any other Country doesn't decide that for us..

But you can decide, you american people, to relocate Palestinians, any other country doesn't decide that for them where they are living !
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We decide, the American people, who we help. France, Germany or any other Country doesn't decide that for us..

But you can decide, you american people, to relocate Palestinians, any other country doesn't decide that for them where they are living !

To be fair, I have no Idea what to make of what President Trump has said. I wish we ( U.S ) would just stay out of it. I think that was just rhetoric by President Trump or bombastic comments. I hope it's nothing more than that.
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Germany has done much to build itself into the powerhouse that it once was, in terms of Culture, Economic power and Technology.
Corrected.

See my latest link/translation in the Germany thread.
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See my latest link/translation in the Germany thread.
You may feel that way that Germany ONCE was a powerhouse. I think that the German people are a stubborn lot and will re-imagine themselves into what you feel they once were. I can say that as I am half German and have seen that determination in my own family.

If the German people can conceive of a new reality or reinvent themselves, I would bet by sheer force of will, the German's will make that happen.
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Old 02-05-25, 09:16 AM   #11289
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But you can decide, you american people, to relocate Palestinians, any other country doesn't decide that for them where they are living !
I don't think there is any chance it will happen. First of all you would have to convince other states in the region to accept Palestinians, something they have resisted for seventy odd years. And we all know why.
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Inclusion Politics and USAID

Inclusive Development Practices
  • USAID’s involvement in DEI is multifaceted, reflecting an evolution from traditional aid delivery toward an integrated approach that considers social, economic, and political inclusion as essential to sustainable development. USAID supports initiatives that promote inclusive political participation. This includes programs that encourage marginalized communities to engage in local governance and decision-making processes.
  • The agency has developed comprehensive Gender Equality Strategies and Gender Action Plans, such as the initiatives laid out in its multi-year planning documents, which detail objectives, benchmarks, and evaluation methods. The approach is to use disaggregated data in program planning so that interventions are tailored to the specific needs of these groups.
  • Implementing DEI principles in diverse cultural contexts can be challenging. requiring USAID to carefully tailor its approach to respect local dynamics while advancing human rights. By addressing structural inequalities, USAID aims to create long-term stability and resilience in the communities it supports.
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You may feel that way that Germany ONCE was a powerhouse. I think that the German people are a stubborn lot and will re-imagine themselves into what you feel they once were. I can say that as I am half German and have seen that determination in my own family.

If the German people can conceive of a new reality or reinvent themselves, I would bet by sheer force of will, the German's will make that happen.
Thats a rather romantic assessment that ignores the changes that have taken place since "then". This is no longer the Germany you have learned to see it as. I find it hard to connect the present to the Germany of my schooldays. My elderly parents are downright bitter about the destruction of everything they had come to value in terms of values, culture and German ideals and qulities. The last 20 years have been devastating, but the destruction has already been planned since the late 1960s. It is almost complete now. Demographic developments are doing the rest.
I fear that if you were to visit Germany and stay here long enough to see behind the facade, you would be disappointed. This is no longer the Germany of 2006 and the football summer fairytale that delighted all the international guests. I finished school in 1985, whcih were still good years. These ended some years after reunification. Since the mid or late 90s, I see Germany ever more and ever faster declining.
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I thought about some things.

Trump says he wants Ukrainian rare earths. 20,000 deposits in Ukraine, with over one hundred minerals. 70% of that in Russian occupied areas. Worth several trillion dollars. RESSOURCES. TRILLIONS.

Trump says he wants Greenland. Plenty of ressources in the ground. Oil, gas, and more. Worth trillions of dollars. RESSOURCES. TRILLIONS.

Trump says he wants Gaza. In the eastern Mediterranean around Cyprus, neighboring countries and Turkey are arguing over suspected gas deposits. Billions of qubic meters are assumed to be there, possibly worth trillions in dollar. RESSOURCES. TRILLIONS.

Food for thought.
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Elon Musk, a non-elected official, prevented USAID-employees from doing their work. Or, in other words: The richest man in the world decided that the poorest people in the world don't deserve to live.
Musk is a consultant. The US government does use outside consulting. Second, USAID created by JFK has gone beyond what it was intended. Payouts for DEI activities. DEI plays. DEI is not aid to people. It has become a slush fund for liberals. USAID is going back to its original intentions. Aid around the world. No more pushing a liberal agenda. Not to mention, this is one agency of many that needs to be truly audited. Trump is doing what he was voted in to do. Stop government waste and frivolous spending. Here a a few examples that USAID and other agencies are funding:

Several egregious examples include:

$15 million for condoms to the Taliban through USAID.

$446,700 to promote the expansion of atheism in Nepal through the State Department.

$1 million to boost French-speaking LGBTQ groups in West and Central Africa through the State Department.

$14 million in cash vouchers for migrants at the southern border through the State Department.

$20,600 for a drag show in Ecuador through the State Department.

$47,020 for a transgender opera in Colombia through the State Department.

$32,000 for an LGBTQ-centered comic book in Peru through the State Department.

$55,750 for a climate change presentation warning about the impact of climate change in Argentina to be led by female and LGBT journalists through the StateDepartment.

$3,315,446 for “being LGBTQ in the Caribbean” through USAID.

$7,071.58 for a BIPOC speaker series in Canada through the State Department.

$80,000 for an LGBTQ community center in Bratislava, Slovakia through the State Department.

$3.2 million to help Tunisian migrants readjust to life in Tunisia after deportation through the State Department.

$16,500 to foster a “united and equal queer-feminist discourse in Albanian society” through the State Department.

$10,000 to pressure Lithuanian corporations to promote “DEI values” through the State Department.

$8,000 to promote DEI among LGBTQ groups in Cyprus through the State Department.

$1.5 million to promote job opportunities for LGBTQ individuals in Serbia through USAID.

$70,884 to create a U.S.-Irish musical to promote DEI in Ireland through the State Department.

$39,652 to host seminars at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on gender identity and racial equality through the State Department.

$2.5 million to build electric vehicle charging stations in Vietnam’s largest cities through USAID.

$425,622 to help Indonesian coffee companies become more climate and gender friendly through USAID.


This my friend is not humanitarian aid.
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Old 02-06-25, 09:15 AM   #11295
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Musk is a consultant. The US does use outside consulting. Second, USAID created by JFK has gone beyond what it was intended. Payouts for DEI activities. DEI plays. DEI is not aid to people. It has become a slush fund for liberals. USAID is going back to its original intentions. Aid around the world. No more pushing a liberal agenda. Not to mention, this is one agency of many that needs to be truly audited. Trump is doing what he was voted in to do. Stop government waste and frivolous spending. Here a a few examples that USAID and other agencies are funding:

Several egregious examples include:

$15 million for condoms to the Taliban through USAID.

$446,700 to promote the expansion of atheism in Nepal through the State Department.

$1 million to boost French-speaking LGBTQ groups in West and Central Africa through the State Department.

$14 million in cash vouchers for migrants at the southern border through the State Department.

$20,600 for a drag show in Ecuador through the State Department.

$47,020 for a transgender opera in Colombia through the State Department.

$32,000 for an LGBTQ-centered comic book in Peru through the State Department.

$55,750 for a climate change presentation warning about the impact of climate change in Argentina to be led by female and LGBT journalists through the StateDepartment.

$3,315,446 for “being LGBTQ in the Caribbean” through USAID.

$7,071.58 for a BIPOC speaker series in Canada through the State Department.

$80,000 for an LGBTQ community center in Bratislava, Slovakia through the State Department.

$3.2 million to help Tunisian migrants readjust to life in Tunisia after deportation through the State Department.

$16,500 to foster a “united and equal queer-feminist discourse in Albanian society” through the State Department.

$10,000 to pressure Lithuanian corporations to promote “DEI values” through the State Department.

$8,000 to promote DEI among LGBTQ groups in Cyprus through the State Department.

$1.5 million to promote job opportunities for LGBTQ individuals in Serbia through USAID.

$70,884 to create a U.S.-Irish musical to promote DEI in Ireland through the State Department.

$39,652 to host seminars at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on gender identity and racial equality through the State Department.

$2.5 million to build electric vehicle charging stations in Vietnam’s largest cities through USAID.

$425,622 to help Indonesian coffee companies become more climate and gender friendly through USAID.


This my friend is not humanitarian aid.

I don't think anyone could have said that better than you did. No more exporting warped Ideology around the world. I think Musk will find considerably more waste and the Democrat's are terrified. I think the spending record of the Democrats should be opened so that U.S citizens can see how they have been fleeced. I do think these organizations are just fronts whereby the Democrats have just stolen money and laundered it through seeming legitimate organizations, however warped they may be..
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