Such was the world my grandparents grew up in. Before ORS became commonplace. They are in their 80s.

Not dying of fever or diarrhea

I’ve no idea what CRT is but I’d like to simply answer why DEI kinda things are needed separate from poverty alleviation.

Axiomatically, I want best person for a given job and a level playing field for all. This is the kind of society I want to build.

Say there is universal basic income or universal basic services. Yay, now anyone can get free education or wait until they get job they aspire too, etc.

Do we progress towards the kind of society mentioned previously? Likely not because there are other factors like network, culture and habits that shape how we/others view us and our capabilities. Hence, mentors, counseling, special training, etc are needed.

You could just put it into the pack it came in, right?

Gandhi could grind the whole subcontinent to halt just by asking. It was economic violence in a sense.

Sounds like an ugly retrofit of bsd jail

It’s about how it should be done. Whether there should be more or fewer interventions is moot. It’s about building a world order where nations don’t feel like usa is untrustworthy. Maybe through a rules based process like UN security council.

Avoid military action without the expressed endorsement of the UN Security Council, for example, bombing of Yugoslavia.