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Re:What Dreams May Come by toothbrush on Thursday March 13, 2014 @10:54AM (#7392165)
Hm, unfortunately the misanthrope in me agrees with ilovecookies. My donation, too, will be going to feeding and providing basic medicine to underprivileged people, not financing some guy's huge car and 4 children in a 1st world home.
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Re:What Dreams May Come by chandraonline on Thursday March 13, 2014 @12:08PM (#7392714)
Why is this a zero sum game. Why can't you do both?
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Re:What Dreams May Come by ilovecookies on Friday March 14, 2014 @04:56AM (#7397566)
It's about morals and values I guess. Alot of people would prefer donation to their neighbour rather than a uneducated or starved child in asia or africa. Even if that means taking the neigbours children to disneyland, casa bonita, expensive restaurants and paying of the guys mortgage and SUV. That's just because it's something we can relate to, so people develop more feeling for things like that. (Ever wondered why reality TV became so popular?)

That's the reason I cannot do both.

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Re:What Dreams May Come by darthclue on Friday March 14, 2014 @01:33AM (#7397152)
The important thing here is not that you gave to someone else, but that you gave and when you need it most, I can only hope that someone will be there for you because you gave to someone else.
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Re:What Dreams May Come by ilovecookies on Friday March 14, 2014 @03:44AM (#7397402)
misanthrope?

I would rather say realist. We live in a society based upon democracy and free will right? I'm not ashamed for my statements.

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