But it's not our responsibility?

Reading my facebook at the moment anyone would think that I hated this country. They'd be right. There's been nothing but things to rant about this week from the countries selfish attitue regarding giving aid to poorer countries to once again the racism shining through the newspapers condemning muslim people to be once again become a target. I am truly sick of it.
The main problem that's angered me this week has been the issue around aid. Yes we are having problems in this country, we have got ourself into a financial mess but it's our fault. Our problem has been greed and the media's obsession with the quick buck it has not been a flood, it has not been a natural disaster that our country has had no choice in which to face. So when it was announced in the spending review this week that the budget for aid has been increased I never gave it a second thought, it seem the right thing to do and for once the only tory thing I agree with but then the paper got hold of it. 'WE SHOULD LOOK AFTER OUR OWN'. Do these people not understand what is happening in places like Pakistan? Do they not understand the sheer destruction that has happened to these people's lives? If that was us, if we were unlucky enough to have that happen to us would we turn down help and tell the country to help themselves? The massive difference is we would have the structures and money in place to cope with these issues, those countries do not and mainly because as a country we went in their to develop our 'empire' and took everything from them worth having!
It makes me angry that people can be so very selfish, we live in a world at the moment that is getting smaller and responsibility for others doesn't end at the boarder line. If I had a choice I would pay for aid out of my taxes rather than developing nuclear weapons but I understand that in the situation we're in as a power nuclear weapons are necessary, giving aid is not only necessary but the RIGHT thing to do. If people want to stop all aid lets get rid of the benefits system, lets get rid of anything that gives people unfortuante enough to be in a situation where they need help the benefits and aid they need. Just because it's not in our country doesn't mean they're not people, doesn't mean they're not part of the human race and doesn't mean they don't deserve our help.
Someone asked me if I'd rather lose my job or give aid. That's the easiest question I've ever been asked and anyone who needs to think about it really needs to take a long look at themselves and their priorities.