Excellent piece, Nikos. I propose you follow it up with a sequel featuring USAID's malfeasance and wanton waste of taxpayer money. USAID fraud proves altruism's power: wasting billions must be virtuous because they were given to "others."
Many thanks Jim. Another good follow-up would be US aid to Soviet Union in subsequent decades. That's a nice point you're making here: 'USAID fraud proves altruism's power: wasting billions must be virtuous because they were given to "others."'
“Today we can recognize that Western aid saved the Soviet Union from a total collapse in 1921–1923.”
It is a questionable evaluation. What is your argument for this? There was no reason why USSR had to collapse, even if million more people died. Moreover, I think no outcome of the Civil War would have led Russia to a good government. Same thing with Germany.
The famine cost 5 million lives. The aid was feeding millions per day. Without the aid, Soviet Union would be facing a Cambodia-style collapse. Cambodian regime lasted less than 4 years.
Excellent piece, Nikos. I propose you follow it up with a sequel featuring USAID's malfeasance and wanton waste of taxpayer money. USAID fraud proves altruism's power: wasting billions must be virtuous because they were given to "others."
Many thanks Jim. Another good follow-up would be US aid to Soviet Union in subsequent decades. That's a nice point you're making here: 'USAID fraud proves altruism's power: wasting billions must be virtuous because they were given to "others."'
“Today we can recognize that Western aid saved the Soviet Union from a total collapse in 1921–1923.”
It is a questionable evaluation. What is your argument for this? There was no reason why USSR had to collapse, even if million more people died. Moreover, I think no outcome of the Civil War would have led Russia to a good government. Same thing with Germany.
The famine cost 5 million lives. The aid was feeding millions per day. Without the aid, Soviet Union would be facing a Cambodia-style collapse. Cambodian regime lasted less than 4 years.