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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
All of the charity I give (which isn't small) and time I spent helping the homeless and needy (also not small) are merely a drop in the bucket (not saying they aren't appreciated by the folks who receive it, mind.
How about all of us work together to make a more fair and equitable society? Especially beyond thinking private charity will solve all the issues (our churches, while they do great work, cannot come close to handling the needs apparent). Demanding all who work for fairness and equity impoverish themselves is a bit ridiculous - and misses the point that this work is societal.
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Well, big respect for the first part, everyone giving whatever they can afford are backing up what they say and making a big difference in our society. It's more than a drop in the bucket.
Agree on the second part too, I'm just saying the rallying cry can't be how terrible everyone else is and how everybody except us needs to change and help out. Nobody here has said that all poor people are lazy. There just seems to be a disagreement about how many choices poor people have when it comes to food and nutrition. The people who lean one way or the other on that aren't necessarily poor-hating monsters. I don't think constantly branding people as the enemy, whether they be police officers, teachers, poor people, or rich people is particularly productive. You say you want us to "work together" but you harshly shit on anyone that disagrees with you on anything, accusing them of having these broad negative opinions about poor people, or in some other cases, of being racist. Pointing out the availability of nutrients in canned goods isn't poor-hating or racist.