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They’re Not Just Ending Aid. They’re Ending the West. [1]
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Date: 2025-05-27
By Farhat Khan, Alliance for American Leadership
The far right says they love Western civilization. But they’ve spent the last decade dismantling everything that made it worth fighting for.
NATO. The UN. The EU. And now USAID.
USAID wasn’t just a charity program. It was a pillar of the postwar order. It was how we told the world that we stood for more than just power. That we believed in law, in peace, in dignity. That even the most powerful nation in the world had a responsibility to protect—not dominate—the vulnerable.
Now it’s being gutted by people who wear American flags on their lapels but spit on everything those flags were supposed to mean.
These are not budget hawks. These are ideologues. The attacks on foreign aid aren’t about cost—they’re about symbolism. They’re about destroying the very idea that the United States should engage in acts of global decency.
When clinics close in Haiti, when kids die in Nigeria, that’s not an accident. It’s a strategy. It’s about proving that “Western values” mean nothing unless they serve the powerful. It’s about rewriting the legacy of the postwar world and replacing it with a twisted myth of supremacy and selfishness.
They are trying to kill the West not by opposing it, but by wearing its skin. And we’re letting them. One cut at a time.
We are Fighting Back . You Can Too.
The Alliance for American Leadership is tracking the impact of aid cuts, rallying support to restore funding, meeting with members of Congress, and reminding Americans of the real meaning of American leadership: decency, duty, and hope.
In just our first two months, we've recruited over 400 volunteers from 41 states, including 23 senior campaign strategists and the former Briefing Manager for the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign.
And we’re only getting started.
We are on track to mobilize 5,000 volunteers by the 2026 midterm elections to fight for American leadership. We will resist fascism, restore USAID, and rebuild America’s role as a force for good in the world. This is our moment to lead with integrity and purpose, showing the world. What true American values are all about.
But behind every meeting, every voice, and every victory is the operational engine that makes it all possible — and right now, we need your help to keep it running.
We must raise $20,000 to sustain the operational infrastructure that powers this movement. That means funding our digital outreach and empowering the young, diverse, and working-class leaders who are too often left out of the fight. Your support keeps the lights on, the teams moving, and the pressure on Congress at full force.
If you want to stand with us:
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