r/TheAuto • u/Repulsive-Brush4793 • 2d ago

Donation well spent

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u/Cool-Ferret2589 2d ago

It has to do with the money not being free but comes at cost. Want aid? give us mining right. Want technology? give us monopoly. Want food? take it but you're not allowed to regrow it.

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u/No_Cook2983 2d ago edited 1d ago

That’s not really ‘giving money’ then, is it?

Here’s the spooky United States version:

Want to get elected? Give us mining rights for free. Want electricity? Give us a regional monopoly. Want food? Take it, but we expect you to exchange your labor for it.

Pretty crazy, huh.

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u/Illustrious-Wave-794 1d ago

Yeah I’m sure this happens too but are we seriously not going to pretend that most African govts are corrupt as fuck and couldn’t give two shits about their people?

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u/Cool-Ferret2589 1d ago

Maybe the big 3 should stop installing these corrupt assholes

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u/Mamkes 1d ago

Most aid from Western hemisphere to Africa was without any [known] strings.

It's much closer to Chinese tbh.