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Originally Posted by Sirius
Sorry but i think our poor come first.
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Wasn't the approach we took when we had the Empire was it? I just don't think we can throw around terms like moral obligation when you look back at our history and some of the more shameful aspects of the Empire. We used other countries resources to enrich us and we still feel the benefits of that whilst other countries arguably suffered the drawbacks.
We can say stuff the rest, it's about us but let's not pretend it's a moral obligation driving us to do it.
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Also TheDaddy makes a good point that it's often politicking and self-interest that drives aid donations anyway and besides it's not like it's a massive part of the budget.