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A Comparison of 2 Posts on my Facebook Wall (Compassion-Charity)
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:30 am
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:30 am
there is this picture shared via Media Matters
vs.
Libertarian Girl's quote:
vs.
Libertarian Girl's quote:
quote:
It isn't generosity or charity that steals money from people to give it to the less fortunate. Generosity, and charity are personal strengths that come from voluntary interactions. Anyone can pretend to be generous and charitable with other people's money and the government's force behind them. It takes a truly brave person to willingly have those characteristics and act on them.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:31 am to SlowFlowPro
i also did a rare "comment on a liberal post" move this morning on that media matters pic:
quote:
pretending that you are generous with other people's money is not being generous. government is not charity. believing in doing good for people instead of relying on government is not a sign of a lack of compassion. it is the opposite
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:36 am to SlowFlowPro
my issue is when charity is forced by taxes.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:38 am to SlowFlowPro
Liberals don't believe in charity. Even though they claim to be lovers of humanity, they must inherently believe people are bad because they think compassion should be mandated with the barrel of a gun.
Which is paradoxical because if people are bad then why do they put so much faith in government which is comprised of nothing more than shitty arse people?
Which is paradoxical because if people are bad then why do they put so much faith in government which is comprised of nothing more than shitty arse people?
This post was edited on 3/20/14 at 8:42 am
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:38 am to SlowFlowPro
Speaking of Charity:
LINK
LINK
quote:
LARRY PAGE: I Would Rather Give My Billions To Elon Musk Than Charity
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:41 am to SlowFlowPro
More so, SF...in regard to the folk who are voting for and demanding that their responsible fellow citizens be charitable...are they charitable and responsible themselves? Or are responsible folk essentially forced by 'mob rule' to subsidize folk who have little or no charity, responsibility or virtue? Should it matter? Do them that make moral demands on others...owe anything?
Because if it does matter, and we (Authoritarian Socialist Ideology) are in essence subsidizing immorality...then the suicidal chickens are on their way to the roost.
All that glitters is not gold. And... "there is a way that seemeth right unto man...but the end thereof is destruction" (Biblcial).
Because if it does matter, and we (Authoritarian Socialist Ideology) are in essence subsidizing immorality...then the suicidal chickens are on their way to the roost.
All that glitters is not gold. And... "there is a way that seemeth right unto man...but the end thereof is destruction" (Biblcial).
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:42 am to C
Makes sense.
Sometimes when I watch Shark Tank, I'm convinced they invest due to "charity."
Think of it this way. Keep throwing money into traditional charity money pits or give this dude 50k for their business plan that has some odds against it? Especially if you're a billionaire, it's equivalent to 50 bucks.
I'd be partial towards the business plan
Sometimes when I watch Shark Tank, I'm convinced they invest due to "charity."
Think of it this way. Keep throwing money into traditional charity money pits or give this dude 50k for their business plan that has some odds against it? Especially if you're a billionaire, it's equivalent to 50 bucks.
I'd be partial towards the business plan
This post was edited on 3/20/14 at 8:44 am
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:42 am to SlowFlowPro
I guess it takes compassion as well to take my money against my will.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:44 am to SlowFlowPro
The problem with the first post is true charity is not derived from an immoral act, theft. Until liberal secularist realize that government has to commit immoral acts to achieve their ends we will never become a virtuous society where minimalist government is rarely needed. If society was based more on hope, faith and charity (Judeo Christian principals) the less government we would have.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:45 am to Teddy Ruxpin
yeah i made a thread on that last year. john stossel has a pretty famous interview with ted turner when turner gave like $1B to the UN. that $1B would help a lot more people if it were invested in a successful company
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:47 am to SlowFlowPro
Right, liberals are very compassionate with other people's money.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:49 am to SlowFlowPro
Who doesn't want people to have those things?
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:50 am to Y.A. Tittle
the ends justify the means
Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:53 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
the ends justify the means
For the statist the ends are more important.
For the traditionalist the means matter.
The former builds a low character society. The latter builds a high character society.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 9:05 am to SlowFlowPro
I agree with her. People throw out the word "compassionate" in this situation as if it means something. It is a hollow usage of the word.
It isn't compassionate unless there is personal choice. Forcing someone to act in a way that you deem appropriate does not make you or the other individual compassionate.
It isn't compassionate unless there is personal choice. Forcing someone to act in a way that you deem appropriate does not make you or the other individual compassionate.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 9:19 am to SlowFlowPro
Facebook? They still have that??
Posted on 3/20/14 at 9:22 am to SlowFlowPro
I'd prefer my government show less emotion on both spectrums.. Emotion leads to rash decisions and unintended consequences that inevitable snowball into more emotion and more mistakes.. It's a perpetual wheel of uncertainty.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 9:28 am to SlowFlowPro
Was recently in Mexico, I traveled through a very poor area to get to a somewhat affluent resort area which since its development has provided thousands of jobs to people from the poor areas. I couldn't help but think that the typical liberal would see this as "inequality" that should be corrected. They would rather take everything from the affluent and redistribute it to the poor, or just have everyone be poor instead of the situation as it is.
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