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QatzelOk wrote:Capitalism is all about "me."

But it falls apart when "we" are in big trouble.

This is why it fails so dramatically at any kind of real charity.


"We" is just "me" in the plural.

When we proclaim that the individual doesn't matter, it becomes silly to whine about a group of individuals (who don't matter). 500 x 0 is 0. Once one proclaims that the person doesn't matter, it is inevitable that the group doesn't either.
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Wolvenbear wrote:"We" is just "me" in the plural.

Here, the "we" you are describing is "my mafia."

But the "WE" I was talking about, is everyone and everything.

If you externalize other people or the planet, then your opinions are as harmful as pure hydrochloric acid.

Fake charity tends to zero in on some very public event, like the presentation of a giant cheque. This type of "charity" guarantees a maximum of "return" to the fake "philanthropist."

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Barclays and the LIBOR scandal
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QatzelOk wrote:Here, the "we" you are describing is "my mafia."

But the "WE" I was talking about, is everyone and everything.

If you externalize other people or the planet, then your opinions are as harmful as pure hydrochloric acid.

Fake charity tends to zero in on some very public event, like the presentation of a giant cheque. This type of "charity" guarantees a maximum of "return" to the fake "philanthropist."

Image

Barclays and the LIBOR scandal


No, the "we" I am discussing is the people in general.

Charity doesn't fall apart in time of crisis. Charity helps people. And, during times of trouble, the American people are exceptionally generous.

When people like you dismiss, and try to stop, charity, they are causing misery. But you don't seem to care about reality, only your bankrupt ideology.

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