Haha I said borderline! LOL

Thanks a million Neal

I think he's right, though.

I think its a sad day for humanity when people would rather let a hungry man starve. Just because I can't possibly help everyone doesn't mean I shouldn't help anyone.

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

(Edit: Maybe take this elsewhere)

Sent a buck your way.

Suggestion: Use this as an excuse for some 'wrongly accused incarcerated woman/demanding jailer' role-play with the Mrs.

What? She doesn't like women in prison movies?

:arrgh!:

:har::har::har:

I'll see what I can do! Thanks!!

You've got my support, GR. :salute:

Thanks a million lance! :up:

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Nice to see this thread going in more of a positive direction, as it should :yep:
Again, nicely done GR ( and your wife et al )

There have been times in life where one can feel jaded about the condition of many peoples in the world. I once thought too that what is the use when so many people suffer, does it do any good? It does...I used to give money to charities that dug wells for African people to find out that there are evil scum bags who only then poison the well once the well has been made. So much of the worlds poverty is from tyranny but that becomes another issue all together. I now support a charity called Operation Smile. This is really something, for about 240 dollars a childs life is changed forever. These health care providers get very little fanfare for what they do all over the world. I call them heroes. What have we become as a human race if we ignore the people who suffer. Not to turn religious here but the scriptures say it is more blessed to give than receive. Of course the slick talking money grubbing con artists will say that is in order so you receive ten fold back, and of course they want your money....But the truth of that simple statement is you and i are blessed because we already have enough in order to give. Who of us would not love a world where there are no famines, diseases, birth defects etc...? Some would say it is just natures way of thinning out the population. Why then is it inherant in us to find cures and go to doctors when we are sick. Why does death frighten us? Nope life is precious and we all struggle to keep living and charities help make that happen in this imperfect world.:salute::salute:

Up to $101 so far :DL

not anymore :yeah:

My small business just made a little donation :D

My life philosophy, word by word.:up::up::up:

Wish I could help, but, no job, almost broke, and will only get 1100 kronor next week, and with that I'm supposed to survive through July and August:wah:

Sorry mate, don't expect anything from me. But good luck!:woot:

Good luck biggles and thanks for the well wishes! :up:

Then tell me why the MASSIVE amounts of charity over the decades has.

A) Gone party to dictators who seize the shipments time and again or claim the shipments are their own to gain their power.

B) Helped at best EXTREMELY little. The hungry amount stands at over a billion today.

C) Actually contributed to growth of poverty my artificially increasing the food supply in these nations. After the "charity fad" is over people who have grown defendant on the shipments start to starve. Very little is spent on actually improving the land or building agricultural schools so people can use the land better. No most of it is to toss a bit of grain or rice at someone and make someone at home feel good as they drop a single kid off to soccer practice in a massive SUV.

As for this? Its another cart before the horse thing. Have at it if you wish but doing things like saying "Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate. Guess they have to give more of a damn for your ass then the baby eh?

Yes I guess I am heartless saying such stuff. Maybe its because I am sick of these thousands of charities having zip of a global impact while meaningful tech and health advancements stagnate because they arent directly "Feel good" enough.