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42. Charity begins at home, but it does not end there. "Now is not the time."

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 08:04 AM

Mar 2013

When is the time? If it is not 'the time' now, was it 'the time' in the past? Will that 'time' come at some point in the future? How will we know when it is 'the time' when it happens?

I've heard 'now is not the time' from republicans way too many times:

Now is not the time to raise taxes on the rich;
Now is not the time for civil rights;
Now is not the time to raise the minimum wage;
Now is not the time to pull out of Iraq;
Now is not the time for immigration reform.

There are a thousand other examples.

If something is good, the 'time' is now. Saying 'wait until the time is right' means 'delay it until conditions are perfect - which will never actually happen - so we kill the concept by delaying it indefinitely.

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John Kerry Releases $250m In US Aid To Egypt As Reward For Political Reforms [View all] Purveyor Mar 2013 OP

How come that money isnt being spent on improving things like the roads here in the US? cstanleytech Mar 2013 #1

+1,000,000,000,000 Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Mar 2013 #7

I hear New Orleans needs a new water treatment plant. PuffedMica Mar 2013 #12

If you really want to know... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #17

Agreed Liberalynn Mar 2013 #30

I think the $250 Million was part of the $450 million in developmental and humanitarian aid mpcamb Mar 2013 #34

"releases" Fuck you AP ...release my fart gas ...PFFFFFT ! L0oniX Mar 2013 #2

The entire State Department budget including ALL foreign aid and all the money needed to run the karynnj Mar 2013 #3

So what you are saying donnasgirl Mar 2013 #4

That is not at all what I am saying karynnj Mar 2013 #9

I am not being arrogant donnasgirl Mar 2013 #11

The point where you are being arrogant is where you say that I personally do not care for people karynnj Mar 2013 #15

If i implied that donnasgirl Mar 2013 #16

Apology accepted - and I do very much share your frustration with the direction karynnj Mar 2013 #29

I'm hearing you. 1983law Mar 2013 #27

You should watch... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #18

Thank you Yvonne donnasgirl Mar 2013 #19

I agree people are hurting. That's the case... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #23

Oh brother,this money spent now benefits all of us in the long run. wisteria Mar 2013 #25

wisteria donnasgirl Mar 2013 #28

The two are not really one or the other karynnj Mar 2013 #31

War machine enabling ...nice. There's always excuses for war money when they are all wittled down... L0oniX Mar 2013 #5

I said the opposite - that diplomacy - with less than 1% of the budget - could avoid war. karynnj Mar 2013 #8

Talk about a country holding the US hostage roxy1234 Mar 2013 #10

Exactly. And the percent that we spend on foreign aid is a fraction of what Europe provides and pampango Mar 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Purveyor Mar 2013 #6

Tough times call for tough measures... Earth_First Mar 2013 #13

I would rather it 840high Mar 2013 #14

We can't afford the money fujiyama Mar 2013 #20

R u FREAKING kidding me? NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2013 #21

Fucking disgusting MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #24

Th comments here show how uninformed many are to what foreign policy is and what good it does in the wisteria Mar 2013 #26

wisteria, uninformed donnasgirl Mar 2013 #32

No YOU are wrong. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #37

You can suck my dirty feet donnasgirl Mar 2013 #39

"Our people" matter more than "their people". Us vs. Them. It's not just for republicans anymore. pampango Mar 2013 #41

Many here in the US suffer, but many others in foreign countires suffer more. wisteria Mar 2013 #38

Charity donnasgirl Mar 2013 #40

Charity begins at home, but it does not end there. "Now is not the time." pampango Mar 2013 #42

The point of this John2 Mar 2013 #33

The US government did NOT choose the government in Egypt karynnj Mar 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Mar 2013 #35