Summary

Elon Musk claimed no one has died from U.S. foreign aid cuts, but reports from South Sudan prove otherwise.

The shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. and PEPFAR programs has already led to deaths, including children with HIV who lost access to lifesaving medications.

Malnutrition rates are rising, and maternal care clinics are closing, threatening thousands more lives.

Experts warn the aid freeze could lead to widespread disease and famine. Critics argue the cuts undermine U.S. global influence while shifting power to China and worsening humanitarian crises worldwide.

  • espentan@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    How would he possibly know, anyway. I sincerely doubt he’s one to read reports on the fallout from his stupidity.

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      12 hours ago

      Oh that’s simple. He’s a drug addicted liar who will say anything he needs to say to get what he wants. This dude calls people Pedophiles when they disagree with his opinion. He has the temperament of a child. Him and Trump are a match made in heaven.

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      11 hours ago

      Also, most deaths are not immediate.

      Malnutrition, HIV, even dirty water take a while to kill anyone. Arguing nobody died yet is like throwing 30 children off the roof and saying nobody’s hurt, since they’re still 5m above ground.

      • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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        8 hours ago

        It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the end. Ergo, I am not responsible for the deaths of those kids.

        It’s even hard to make that joke nowadays, because that’s literally an argument Musk is pushing.