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johnnyfive
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: Shpongloid]
#1576774 - 05/25/03 06:39 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sorry man, i just want to say that i see your try to make a change which is good.
Its just that..
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I'm an American and like so many other Americans, I live a pretty good life with few worries
Kinda stuck out, and i notice that you didn't say most americans, which is the reason why i posted it in first place. Alright man, ill check out the site!
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: Shpongloid]
#1576975 - 05/25/03 08:36 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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I tried clicking on the link just now, but the site appears to be down, or at least I can't connect to it right now. I'll try later. I won't flame yet, however I must note... Even if money is going to starving children overseas, we can't forget what is very likely... that is, that they only give food to the starving children if their parents agree to convert to some form of Judeo-Christian religion. This is why I never pledge children overseas when seeing the infomercials. It's quite easy to see that missionaries are doing the job, and some may say it's better that they are fed and converted, rather than not fed and left to die. Well, I can't so easily agree. I say that if we really want to help these people, don't give them food... give them birth control and protection from STDs... condoms for god's sake. The problem of starving children can be solved not by treating the symptoms and feeding them, but by solving the problem before it even starts... Give these people birth control so that they don't produce children they can't afford to take care of. By feeding these children, we are only perpetuating the problem... they will then grow up and have children of their own, increasing the population density and creating more bad conditions for living. Does this make sense to anyone?
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: johnnyfive]
#1576986 - 05/25/03 08:40 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Like I said, the only starving kids in america are because of negletful parents.
anyone who is old enough can go down to the food bank.
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: Sombie]
#1577074 - 05/25/03 09:07 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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"Like I said, the only starving kids in america are because of negletful parents."
what about dead-broke single mothers? are they neglectful because they have shit jobs?
oh! go to the food bank...shit okay, so you walk down, and they hook you up with some pumpkin filling and spam. shit, now your kids can have a nutritious, filling dinner, right?
yeah, I guess they may not be starving,.....but they may be really hungry.
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: Amnesiac]
#1577307 - 05/25/03 10:27 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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I say that if we really want to help these people, don't give them food... give them birth control and protection from STDs... condoms for god's sake. The problem of starving children can be solved not by treating the symptoms and feeding them, but by solving the problem before it even starts...
This is also my stance on the issue. Solve the problem before it starts!
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Sombie
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Food banks, churches, soup kitchens, Red cross... you can get plenty of food without working in america. A working single mother can buy microwave dinners for her kids, and make them dinners when she is not working (then put them in the fridge)
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atomikfunksoldier
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Re: Good People, Hear Me Please! [Re: Sombie]
#1577469 - 05/25/03 11:51 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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"make them dinners when she is not working"
that statement implies that all single mothers have time off. some work two jobs, and dont have enough money to pay the rent.
but yeah, im sure the kid wont starve to death, but he/she still may be hungry as fuck.
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johnnyfive
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atomikfunksoldier i hear ya man!
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