Reply #74: Are you aware that 'aid' is often a euphemism for a loan?

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Why do you think people talk of 'third-world debt forgiveness' after all the 'aid' given to them?
That even the odd 'grant' is given only in exchange for the recipient accepting some tough economic poison (aka economic restructuring). It is a pernicious, widespread myth that crooked capitalists are somehow eager to 'help' others at the expense of Americans. It is based on nationalistic thinking devoid of the slightest trace of class awareness, history or solidarity.