More Gripes

Thursday March 1, 2007 - 5:14PM EDT

I just want to reiterate how much I hate fucking charity in our society today. It has gotten to symbolize what is completely rotten and illogical about our society. I vaguely remember a Martin Luther King Jr. quote going something like, if you see a beger on the road to Jericho don't give him a coin and walk on by, talk to him and ask him what his troubles are and what you can do to help. There are charitable causes today that just don't throw coins and I have talked about some of them, but the vast majority is still rooted in that coin throwing philosophy.  Not because they actively recognize it but because of the passive acceptance of the structure of society now in which you support certain charities as a legitimate path to change and not just something to selfishly massage your altruistic urges.