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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Wall St Says 'Rolling Jubilee' Raises Enough to Abolish $6 Million in Debt [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)and when charitable ideas end up bad, it hurts all charity.
Which is why there are strict rules, not spur of the moment or anarchiac ones.
Look at Lance Fraud Armstrong. He whines, but the kids, the kids.
If he cared shit about his kids, he wouldn't have done what he did which made him feel legit when he wasn't (same thing a few years back with Don Imus)
real charity like the ones Harry Chapin did when he was alive, took a lifetime committment and planning.
this is just symbolism and doesn't really do anything permanent (like Obama's health care plan in 2009 did and will be bettered, so that in the end maybe we can be like the French and have zero bills at time of need.)
I haven't seen but two realistic replies out of 60, just alot of dreams, which is great, but more is needed
As Mark Rudd said, (on his website) the ways of the 1960s doesn't necessarily work today.
It's like Walmart trying to hone in on NYC again by saying they helped during Sandy.
Thanks, but no thanks.