My own reasoning was that if I donated
to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army, then maybe it cud n wud
sell some of its mdse for a fraction of a cent less,
whereas, if I give cash to an INDIVIDUAL,
in an amount to be significant to him or her,
it will cause a thrill of joy. ( I have seen that happen )
I don 't have much interest in nigeria,
and I am not interested in sending cash out of America.
David
Actually, I HAVE donated to the Salvation Army at Christmas time,
if there is a real cute chic ringing her bell,
but I do that only for the delight of the chic.
David
Your attitude represents a lot of what is wrong with the world today as I see it.
I am not saying that all aid given is good. Many times the help given in critical situations is just enough to keep people barely alive, only prolonging the misery of entire nations where all natural resources are consumed by a growing population.
This, as I see it, should be either or. Either intervene with enough support to do the job properly, or stand aside and let nature run it's course.
Our egotistical nature prohibits the first, and our compassion prohibits the second.
Quote:let nature run it's course.
Hey thats Australias foreign policy
but seriously, tell that to a bunch of hippies and we'll be rooting for you from the sidelines.
The attitude behind this statement.
david wrote:I don 't have much interest in nigeria,
and I am not interested in sending cash out of America.
David
Cryogenics is nothing if not COOL.
Cryogenics is nothing if not COOL.
Quote:Our egotistical nature prohibits the first, and our compassion prohibits the second.
Maybe you should say "your egotistical nature" + "your compassion" because it doesn't seem to prevent David and many other people.
No, I am pretty sure it is 'our'. Most sensible people are constantly drawn between the counterpoints self and others. To neglect either can be the cause of much misery as I see it.
OmSigDAVID wrote:Cyracuz wrote:The attitude behind this statement.
david wrote:I don 't have much interest in nigeria,
and I am not interested in sending cash out of America.
David
OK; thanx for your specificity.
I have a constitutional quarrel with government doing that.
When the Constitution was submitted for ratification,
it wud SURELY have been rejected
if the Federalists had said: " approve it,
and we will take money from u by force
and send it overseas, to the poor. "
If money is stolen from American citizens by government
to give to aliens, that is by USURPATION of ultra vires activity,
in violation of the Supreme Law of the Land,
and in betrayal of those American citizens.
The difference between charity and ROBBERY
is freedom of volition in the donor.
David
Don't hide behind the US Constitution. It is your own, personal interest that is in question.
Now this is sophisticated debate. I wish we had more of it.
Now this is sophisticated debate. I wish we had more of it.
Quote:I don 't have much interest in nigeria,
and I am not interested in sending cash out of America.
David
How much money does the US drop on other countries in a year in the form of bombs?
Yes, it could work out well if USers weren't so interested in sending cash into america.
OmSigDAVID said: (sorry, the quotes got all messed up!)
The principle in so doing is sound,
in that government was established to DEFEND America
from all enemies, foreign n domestic.
If we were not going to do THAT,
then we 'd be better off WITHOUT a government.
David
Are you going to be joining Dys as an anarchist then?
