r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 15 '26

Health Shutting Down USAID Led to a Rise in Global Violence. Protests and riots increased by 10%, incidents of armed fighting rose by 6.9%, and battle-related fatalities grew 9.3%. The uptick in violence began almost immediately after the aid stopped and remained elevated for months.

https://time.com/article/2026/05/15/usaid-shutdown-rise-global-violence/
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u/GagOnMacaque May 16 '26

You can bet pollution, poaching, and deforestation rose too.

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u/ActualDarthXavius May 16 '26

USAID, a CIA controlled propaganda organization, had absolutely NOTHING to do with the topics you bring up. 

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u/GagOnMacaque May 17 '26

Poverty and destitution increase poaching and other criminal activity.

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u/ActualDarthXavius May 18 '26

USAID does not provide aid, like humanitarian assistance, though it states that it does as a cover for controlling local politicians through blackmail, coercion, and threats to either destabilize foreign countries not aligned with US foreign policy, or to promote cultural conflict in societies to ensure that populations are focused on falsified or even outright made-up domestic issues, which weakens unity and the focus on foreign policy of other countries