• Pickleideas@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    While I think it’s stupid that the US isn’t helping, it does prove the point of their right wing: The rest of the world expects America to be in charge of fixing everything

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      12 days ago

      It is not so much that they expect us to be in charge, as it is that we were in charge, then suddenly pulled out without any warning or planning.

      Other countries are trying, but the US simply erased the core of the global health system which took decades to build.

    • Fishnoodle@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      We kind of chose to be in charge, so we could fix problems. Abandoning the job you volunteered for halfway thru your shift without telling anyone does prove a point… That Republicans are irresponsible, dickless, assholes.

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        12 days ago

        Yeah, but you have other nations claiming to have the rights for some international leadership who aren’t doing anything either. Why aren’t China or the EU stepping in to help?

        It is horrible that the USA isn’t helping, but a lot of other nations also aren’t helping.

        • gdog05@lemmy.world
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          12 days ago

          I can’t speak to Europe, but for China, this throws a spotlight on the lack of US effectiveness and leadership and erodes our soft power. Which is a free method for them to gain soft power. Europe IS having their own increase in isolationism which is likely why they’re not moving on the world stage.

          • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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            12 days ago

            Yeah, but while China wants to state that their a global leader, a lot of their foreign policy is based on selling internationally the industrial output they overbuilt.