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mrplunkey
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I just realized something, when I saw this post of yours:
From your perspective, it probably looks like people jump on you for almost no reason. But you realize you engage in a lot of inconsistent behavior, right?
Expressing a willingness to pay more taxes for this and that won't cure liberal guilt. It won't get your conscience off the hook for not getting out there and helping the poor and needy right now. Saying: "I'd pay higher taxes for..." isn't a golden ticket to constantly rewarding yourself with life's little luxuries while the poor go hungry and cold.
This may look like a personal call-out, but I promise you it's not personal.
You'll make a lofty, high-minded post about educating the poor so do you volunteer at a local school or do 1-on-1 tutoring in the evenings of someone who missed-out on education? No, instead you blaze-up and help keep the supply chains of pot flowing -- which wrecks educational opportunities.
Then you'll do a lofty post on how everyone deserves food so do you go contribute goods or work for a food distribution bank? No, instead you post-up pics of you out on the town enjoying $15 drinks with a bunch of girls.
Then you'll do a lofty post about how everyone deserves housing so do you go build homes on the weekend or volunteer for home repair duty in underprivileged neighborhoods? No, instead you make posts about how you want to buy "as much house as you can afford."
Its about time you put all these ideas of yours to work. This quote is quite troublesome:
That's completely untrue. "Programs" don't provide educational opportunities, health care, job training, etc. etc. -- MONEY does. Either MONEY or TIME. You hide behind this notion that you personally are willing to pay higher taxes, but why not jump into the pool right now yourself? If you have enough money to spend on a down payment for a house or enough to go out and buy drinks or enough to buy pot -- put some of that money to good use here and now. Instead of posting about what you're willing to do, go do something and report back on this board on how it goes.
And also... I've heard your argument before about how your efforts alone won't solve the total problem. But it will be of great assistance to the few you actually reach -- and what about them? Even if we funded social programs with trillions and trillions of dollars per year, there would still be a few left behind. It's just impossible to touch everyone. So if you're going to use the "My efforts alone won't solve the entire problem", then concede that billions and billions of public money won't solve the problem either. That being the case, why should the public bother if you aren't willing to first?
I'm itching to see you lead by example.
From your perspective, it probably looks like people jump on you for almost no reason. But you realize you engage in a lot of inconsistent behavior, right?
Expressing a willingness to pay more taxes for this and that won't cure liberal guilt. It won't get your conscience off the hook for not getting out there and helping the poor and needy right now. Saying: "I'd pay higher taxes for..." isn't a golden ticket to constantly rewarding yourself with life's little luxuries while the poor go hungry and cold.
This may look like a personal call-out, but I promise you it's not personal.
You'll make a lofty, high-minded post about educating the poor so do you volunteer at a local school or do 1-on-1 tutoring in the evenings of someone who missed-out on education? No, instead you blaze-up and help keep the supply chains of pot flowing -- which wrecks educational opportunities.
Then you'll do a lofty post on how everyone deserves food so do you go contribute goods or work for a food distribution bank? No, instead you post-up pics of you out on the town enjoying $15 drinks with a bunch of girls.
Then you'll do a lofty post about how everyone deserves housing so do you go build homes on the weekend or volunteer for home repair duty in underprivileged neighborhoods? No, instead you make posts about how you want to buy "as much house as you can afford."
Its about time you put all these ideas of yours to work. This quote is quite troublesome:
That's completely untrue. "Programs" don't provide educational opportunities, health care, job training, etc. etc. -- MONEY does. Either MONEY or TIME. You hide behind this notion that you personally are willing to pay higher taxes, but why not jump into the pool right now yourself? If you have enough money to spend on a down payment for a house or enough to go out and buy drinks or enough to buy pot -- put some of that money to good use here and now. Instead of posting about what you're willing to do, go do something and report back on this board on how it goes.
And also... I've heard your argument before about how your efforts alone won't solve the total problem. But it will be of great assistance to the few you actually reach -- and what about them? Even if we funded social programs with trillions and trillions of dollars per year, there would still be a few left behind. It's just impossible to touch everyone. So if you're going to use the "My efforts alone won't solve the entire problem", then concede that billions and billions of public money won't solve the problem either. That being the case, why should the public bother if you aren't willing to first?
I'm itching to see you lead by example.
