by Thomas Tunny, Hamilton
I recently read an article in the news regarding the eradication of “river blindness” in the African country of Niger, where 550,000 people or 11% of the population are infected every year. River blindness is a degenerative disease that debilitates vast numbers of people across Africa.
In 1976 Niger partnered with the drug company Merck and the World Health Organization to find a drug that would prevent river blindness. Through the efforts of the Carter Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, and USAID, the parasitic infection of “river blindness” has been virtually eradicated in that country, ensuring a healthy life to millions of people of Niger!
Too bad President Trump and Mr. Musk have destroyed this important program.
The massive cuts to USAID and the firing of so many US Government employees is, in the words of President Reagan, “smoke and mirrors” to deflect from the real damage being done by Trump, with very little notice, as he fires and then hires our top military leaders who swear allegiance to him.
When the next elections roll around and Trump decides that elections are no longer useful to him, he will call on the military, led by his devotees, to cancel them.
And how about his disgraceful behavior towards President Zelenskyy of the Ukraine on February 28?
Timothy Adams says
Look everyone, it’s an authoritarian warmonger.
Is the military supposed to disobey Trump? If it did, doesn’t that imply we no longer live in a democracy?
If I recall it was the Democrats who had a nominee with no primary. Just like how they jerked over Bernie in 2016 and 2020 and are now surprised all his supporters like Joe Rogan, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK are now supporting Trump.
The party of democracy always has reasons to forego democracy. Look at how gerrymandered our legislature is, courtesy of the ACLU and Democrats. 300k Montanans who can’t vote for anyone but a Democrat to Helena, but they’re the party of DEMOCRACY! LOL
Mike Miller says
Thomas, nothing’s stopping you from donating your money to that cause you speak so fondly of. Go ahead, be the help you claim they so badly need. You’ll feel so good about yourself!