The contradictions of "American" altruism

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Lisa & Ian Murray" AMERICANS STRONGLY SUPPORT FOREIGN AID HUNGER 
>ESPECIALLY MOVING, POLL FINDS
>
>By R.C. Longworth Tribune Staff Writer February 6, 2001 Americans 
>overwhelmingly support foreign aid in principle and strong majorities want 
>to increase it to feed the hungry, help women and children, aid Africa and 
>promote the Peace Corps, a new opinion poll said Monday. ...
>
>Only 27 percent backed aid to Israel and Egypt, about the same percent as 
>those who like military aid in general.

It will be interesting to see if Israelis' willingness to elect a major war 
criminal as prime minister has any effect on our blank-check subsidization 
of Israeli imperialism.

Carl
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