• Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    The WHO is losing staff today due to lack of funding. That is “a bad ending.” If someone can put up the money in short order to stop that bad ending, it’s better one. China can do that. If a stronger democracy can do it so we can have more good endings down the road, they should. I’m not optimistic.

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      6 hours ago

      If someone can put up the money in short order to stop that bad ending, it’s better one.

      Money rarely comes with no strings attached.

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      10 hours ago

      I’m with you there, in theory at least. Chinese money tends to come with strings attached, though. I’d be weary of that kind of influence without proper oversight.

      It’s not like the WHO hasn’t flip-flopped on things before due to outside pressure either, so there’s some precedent there.