For me a core part of taking the utility monster argument in good faith is that the monster isn't just lying. It has to genuinely get more utility, not just be a regular guy with a propaganda industry. For USAID or similar to be a utility monster, the good they do by giving out food would have to outweigh the harm the cause by furthering US imperialism. If I believed that, I wouldn't be on this website. It doesn't matter how they justify it, their actual actions are a net harm, so the utilitarian thing to do is to starve them of resources.
For me a core part of taking the utility monster argument in good faith is that the monster isn't just lying. It has to genuinely get more utility, not just be a regular guy with a propaganda industry. For USAID or similar to be a utility monster, the good they do by giving out food would have to outweigh the harm the cause by furthering US imperialism. If I believed that, I wouldn't be on this website. It doesn't matter how they justify it, their actual actions are a net harm, so the utilitarian thing to do is to starve them of resources.