Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
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A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

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.

  • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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    19 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.netEnglish
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      15 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.