Aristides Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-administration-destroy-contraceptives-usaid-africa Trump administration to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives bound for African women. Edited July 19, 2025 by Aristides 1 Quote
paxamericana Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 Well that’s good. We wouldn’t want to kill off our future customers. Quote
robosmith Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 4 hours ago, Aristides said: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-administration-destroy-contraceptives-usaid-africa Trump administration to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives bound for African women. They already destroyed the food which was bound for hungry children in Africa. 🤮 Quote
Deluge Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 7 hours ago, Aristides said: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-administration-destroy-contraceptives-usaid-africa Trump administration to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives bound for African women. You're right. I was cheering before I even knew what the story was. Thank you, once again, President Trump. 3 hours ago, robosmith said: They already destroyed the food which was bound for hungry children in Africa. 🤮 It would've been better to turn that food back around to America's poor. Quote
Nationalist Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 (edited) 10 hours ago, Aristides said: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/trump-administration-destroy-contraceptives-usaid-africa Trump administration to destroy nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives bound for African women. Uhmmm... "The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were almost certainly intended for women in Africa" Almost certainly? You Libbies...you're such a pack o' liars. Edited July 19, 2025 by Nationalist Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
paxamericana Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 6 hours ago, robosmith said: They already destroyed the food which was bound for hungry children in Africa. There are sober children in Africa, finish your beer. Quote
User Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 Why isn't Canada paying to distribute them instead? The issue is the COST to distribute. It is cheaper to destroy them than to try to distribute them. So, what you really want is the US to pay even more $$$$ here. Quote
robosmith Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 4 hours ago, paxamericana said: There are sober children in Africa, finish your beer. What is your problem? 1 Quote
Aristides Posted July 19, 2025 Author Report Posted July 19, 2025 34 minutes ago, User said: Why isn't Canada paying to distribute them instead? The issue is the COST to distribute. It is cheaper to destroy them than to try to distribute them. So, what you really want is the US to pay even more $$$$ here. Did you bother to read the article? The supplies are already in Belgium. MSI tried to buy them but the US government wanted full price which they can't afford. Rather than sell them at a reduced price so they can be used, your government elected to destroy them. Quote
robosmith Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 5 hours ago, Nationalist said: Uhmmm... "The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were almost certainly intended for women in Africa" Almost certainly? You Libbies...you're such a pack o' liars. What are YOU B1TCHING about? You have NO PROOF of "liars." You obviously didn't read the article: Quote A state department spokesperson confirmed that the decision had been made – a move that will cost US taxpayers $167,000. The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were almost certainly intended for women in Africa, according to two senior congressional aides, one of whom visited a warehouse in Belgium that housed the contraceptives. So it is YOU who is the LIAR here. Quote
User Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 7 minutes ago, Aristides said: Did you bother to read the article? The supplies are already in Belgium. MSI tried to buy them but the US government wanted full price which they can't afford. Rather than sell them at a reduced price so they can be used, your government elected to destroy them. So... why doesn't Europe pay for them and distribute them then? I guess this is not important enough to you to pay full price. Quote
TreeBeard Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 9 minutes ago, User said: So... why doesn't Europe pay for them and distribute them then? I guess this is not important enough to you to pay full price. Instead of taking a critical look at what your government does, you point to others and say “what about them”. There’s a name for this kind of obfuscation. 1 Quote
User Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 15 minutes ago, TreeBeard said: Instead of taking a critical look at what your government does, you point to others and say “what about them”. There’s a name for this kind of obfuscation. My government... so why isn't YOUR government doing this? Do you hold a critical look towards them as well? Quote
Aristides Posted July 19, 2025 Author Report Posted July 19, 2025 (edited) 1 hour ago, User said: So... why doesn't Europe pay for them and distribute them then? I guess this is not important enough to you to pay full price. Why doesn't the US donate them or sell at a reduced rate rather than just destroy them? If they got a quarter of what they cost, it would still save US taxpayers over 200 million. I guess that doesn't mean anything to you. 54 minutes ago, User said: My government... so why isn't YOUR government doing this? Do you hold a critical look towards them as well? Your government is choosing to destroy them in spite of being offered something for them by an NGO. Why? Spite? Edited July 19, 2025 by Aristides Quote
User Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 17 minutes ago, Aristides said: Why doesn't the US donate them or sell at a reduced rate rather than just destroy them? If they got a quarter of what they cost, it would still save US taxpayers over 200 million. I guess that doesn't mean anything to you. 200 Million? It was reported to be 10 million. 18 minutes ago, Aristides said: Your government is choosing to destroy them in spite of being offered something for them by an NGO. Why? Spite? The same reason that the school throws away the left over food after lunch instead of giving it away... because if you give it away, then you set a precedent not to get paid in the future. Also, the reporting here is not detailed, you have one side claiming they made an offer, no idea what it was unless I missed that nor any evidence of that. 20 minutes ago, herbie said: No low is too low for a MAGAt..... Why can't Canada afford this? Why are you not chipping in with your Canadian liberal pals to buy this? Quote
Aristides Posted July 19, 2025 Author Report Posted July 19, 2025 35 minutes ago, User said: 200 Million? It was reported to be 10 million. My mistake. 2 million. Quote The same reason that the school throws away the left over food after lunch instead of giving it away... because if you give it away, then you set a precedent not to get paid in the future. Also, the reporting here is not detailed, you have one side claiming they made an offer, no idea what it was unless I missed that nor any evidence of that. Doesn't matter what the offer was, it was more than nothing. The NGO would also have to foot the bill for transport and distribution. They aren't a government than can just print money. Quote Why can't Canada afford this? Why are you not chipping in with your Canadian liberal pals to buy this? Did the US ever ask any other country if they wanted to take it over? Maybe read the article. 1 Quote
User Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 4 minutes ago, Aristides said: My mistake. 2 million. Why are we quibbling over 10 million if this was such an important cause? Surely someone else, some other country, could be doing this instead. Maybe this is not as important as you sit here pretending it is. 5 minutes ago, Aristides said: Doesn't matter what the offer was, it was more than nothing. The NGO would also have to foot the bill for transport and distribution. They aren't a government than can just print money. If this was so important to so many people like you, that NGO could afford more. So, how much did you donate to them? 6 minutes ago, Aristides said: Did the US ever ask any other country if they wanted to take it over? Maybe read the article. Why do they need to ask? You are aware of this, as are others. Quote
CdnFox Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 14 hours ago, robosmith said: They already destroyed the food which was bound for hungry children in Africa. 🤮 Then they can eat the babies can't they? I seem to recall reading that somewhere..... Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
Deluge Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 3 hours ago, herbie said: No low is too low for a MAGAt..... A leftoid's idea of too low is actually really high. Quote
CdnFox Posted July 19, 2025 Report Posted July 19, 2025 28 minutes ago, Deluge said: A leftoid's idea of too low is actually really high. He's sitting upside down again. Just ignore him. 1 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
Aristides Posted July 20, 2025 Author Report Posted July 20, 2025 4 hours ago, User said: Why are we quibbling over 10 million if this was such an important cause? Surely someone else, some other country, could be doing this instead. Maybe this is not as important as you sit here pretending it is. If this was so important to so many people like you, that NGO could afford more. So, how much did you donate to them? Why do they need to ask? You are aware of this, as are others. It is important to the people who rely on it. Where do you think NGO's get their money? Why not ask instead of just destroying stuff? MAGA's can't seem to make the connection between availability of birth control and number of abortions which they are so dead set against. Quote
robosmith Posted July 20, 2025 Report Posted July 20, 2025 1 hour ago, Aristides said: It is important to the people who rely on it. Where do you think NGO's get their money? Why not ask instead of just destroying stuff? MAGA's can't seem to make the connection between availability of birth control and number of abortions which they are so dead set against. It's easier and less embarrassing to just destroy it under the radar than to let some other country take credit for saving lives. The destruction is a news blip but another country crowing about saving lives with our discards makes the US look bad. Quote
eyeball Posted July 20, 2025 Report Posted July 20, 2025 9 hours ago, Aristides said: Did you bother to read the article? The supplies are already in Belgium. MSI tried to buy them but the US government wanted full price which they can't afford. Rather than sell them at a reduced price so they can be used, your government elected to destroy them. There's also this - from the article. The department decided to destroy the contraceptives because it could not sell them to any “eligible buyers”, in part because of US laws and rules that prohibit sending US aid to organizations that provide abortion services, counsel people about the procedure or advocate for the right to it overseas, according to the state department spokesperson. Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CdnFox Posted July 20, 2025 Report Posted July 20, 2025 3 hours ago, Aristides said: It is important to the people who rely on it. Where do you think NGO's get their money? Why not ask instead of just destroying stuff? MAGA's can't seem to make the connection between availability of birth control and number of abortions which they are so dead set against. Sends a pretty clear message to the left not to do that again doesn't it 1 Quote "That which doesn't kill me... Had better start running."
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