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[+] 105 points 9 months ago (7 children)
  • [–] 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    True. It's a state. I can't think of a time a state did something for purely altruistic reasons.

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    Historically the US funded a lot of important medical research. Do you think they did this for altruistic reasons?

    Similarly, healthcare is beneficial to the state to keep workers healthy.

    States do many things, good and bad, but none just out of the goodness of their hearts.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    It's also to say they have principles. It's hard for the USA or Europe to criticize their human rights abuses while continuing to support Israel. It's a way to highlight western hypocrisy while avoiding risk. Remember they still invest into other high risk countries. High risk can lead to high reward.

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