Lestat... I just realized something!

[nimbus]

yo i only read the first block of your post, and didn't see anything after the second quote. bleh, my bad

 

[puddlemonkey]

pwned?

 

[mrplunkey]

yo i only read the first block of your post, and didn't see anything after the second quote. bleh, my bad

No worries! I was afraid it would be seen as a "call-out" thread.

If he'll weigh-in on this post, I might even propose a way for he and I to try our hands and helping people

 

[PICK3]

No worries! I was afraid it would be seen as a "call-out" thread.

If he'll weigh-in on this post, I might even propose a way for he and I to try our hands and helping people

Lestat's antics are enough to make a good bro change his avi ... right?

 

[mwm5]

bro come on, that is how the liberal mind works. it flip flops situation to situation.

 

[Lestat]

So let me get this straight, because other people don't do what you think is best for others, you think that absolves you from any and all responsibility?

hello kettle, meet mr. pot!

 

[Lestat]

sorry bro this thread doesn't deserve anymore of my time. You made a lot of assumptions about me that are untrue (do you know how many community service hours I put in last year or what my total charitable contributions were?)

Even if you did know those figures, they do not matter, as they don't validate or invalidate any of my opinions (you should know better than that to be honest)

The fact is this. I won't ask others to do anything that I myself wouldn't subject myself to. On top of that, whatever the government mandates, I will continue to do more.

We can discuss economy and politics all you want, but I will not entertain talk about my personal life with you anymore as you have demonstrated time and time again that you lack the common courtesy and respect required to sustain such discourse. Have a great day.

 

[mrplunkey]

sorry bro this thread doesn't deserve anymore of my time. You made a lot of assumptions about me that are untrue (do you know how many community service hours I put in last year or what my total charitable contributions were?)

Even if you did know those figures, they do not matter, as they don't validate or invalidate any of my opinions (you should know better than that to be honest)

The fact is this. I won't ask others to do anything that I myself wouldn't subject myself to. On top of that, whatever the government mandates, I will continue to do more.

We can discuss economy and politics all you want, but I will not entertain talk about my personal life with you anymore as you have demonstrated time and time again that you lack the common courtesy and respect required to sustain such discourse. Have a great day.

That's a shame, because I'm proposing we go half-and-half on a charity. And I'm dead serious here -- I'm talking we send each other cancelled checks. We'll mutually agree to a charity and then give a modest amount of money -- something like $5,000 or 10,000 each.

Let's do this! I'm excited.

 

[rnch]

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.

 

[Lestat]

That's a shame, because I'm proposing we go half-and-half on a charity. And I'm dead serious here -- I'm talking we send each other cancelled checks. We'll mutually agree to a charity and then give a modest amount of money -- something like $5,000 or 10,000 each.

Let's do this! I'm excited.

The biggest single donation I do is to my high school, and its $500 because my company will match up to that amount. I like your spirit though! I'll look at bigger dollar donations once I've purchased a home.