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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Yeah, it's more of a tool to project power and influence rather than a display of altruism. You project power by either being feared or loved.
There is a reason why countries put their name and symbols on all those big boxes of food and medicine and why it's better for you to do it than your adversaries. Or how when you build schools in a foreign country, you also get to influence the curriculum and therefore influence how people view your nation (and your adversaries). The fact some people get fed, healed, and educated is great, but it was never the main purpose of those programs.
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Ok, so now that the people of these countries are going to be fed Russian/Chinese propaganda instead of being taught western liberal values, can we agree that the outcomes are likely to be disastrous?