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If we go off the notion that America is a Christian nation with Christian values (which as an atheist I don't agree with but many do say it should be) then the US responsibility is really high to help those in need, as it follows the teachings of Christ. Which we can see in how religious charities are some of the most helpful around in the third world. Many of the most ardent believers understand their religion as a helpful one.
What meaning would being a Christian nation hold if it doesn't honor God through kindness?
Fine, we're a Christian nation. Aid comes with conversion, abortion and gays are banned, leftism and the gayer parts of libertarianism are now illegal.
Meanwhile, in the real world, most actual Christians are not meme Buddhist monks. They understand that those parts of the religion are not a suicide pact or an unlimited line of credit, unlike the heretical schism branch called Progressivism.
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Did you just do the meme?
PEPFAR was started by the Bush admin and partnered with many Christian organizations. https://www.devex.com/news/pepfar-s-top-10-faith-based-health-partners-99501
I'm pointing out that this follows exactly what Christians say they believe in and what many Christians did. Ironically Musk as an obvious atheist destroying PEPFAR should have been a criticism from the right, except of course modern "conservativism" is mind virused away from the bible and towards TrumpDoesNoWrong personality cults. Another part of how the average religious person can not be taken seriously in their claimed beliefs, they are hilariousy inconsistent.
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Having theory of mind of people who don't think like you is evil and wrong, actually. As is trying to reach goals you think are mutual.
"I believe principle X should be followed."
"You seem to be ignoring principle X in case Y."
"I won't agree with you because you are coming from different first principles."
If anything makes me have contempt for backwards beliefs it's this. But go on and expose how you discard what you profess for tribal reasons further.
Having a theory of mind is good. Attempting to use said theory to exploit such people as if they were automata is bad.... and often doesn't work.
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I'm not sure if it's me or kittycat you are jeering at, but okay boomer.
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It isn't, not anymore if it ever was.
Only if you accept the hidden premise that the government is a moral avatar of the individuals it governs, which I've seen little basis for in Christian teachings.
It's not obvious why people on the other side of the planet who are intentionally and willfully giving themselves sexually transmitted diseases would fall into that category. You're wrapping in utilitarian concepts of "need" wherein saving the life of a fool you will never know or meet is a greater "need" than, say, mentoring a young man in your neighborhood so he doesn't end up in prison. And that's putting aside whether most of the help is even reaching those who need it.
Indeed, and who funds those I wonder?
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