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Aug 4, 2010

Stoic Commie posted:

because caring about things in a place thousands of miles away instead of the suffering next door is loving retarded, and ignorant. especially when that money probably won't even make it all the way to the place with the hip name on the other side of the world you're trying to send it to. the less we help ourselves the less we can help anyone else

true, charity starts at home

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Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW

www posted:

charity starts at home

pig slut lisa
Mar 5, 2012

irl is good


Stoic Commie posted:

because caring about things in a place thousands of miles away instead of the suffering next door is loving retarded, and ignorant. especially when that money probably won't even make it all the way to the place with the hip name on the other side of the world you're trying to send it to. the less we help ourselves the less we can help anyone else

can you please post a link to the suffering next door, and tell us what you do to alleviate it? thanks :tipshat:

Vogler
Feb 6, 2009

Stoic Commie posted:

donate to local charities

That is bad advice (unless you live in an impoverished country).

ulvir
Jan 2, 2005

Stoic Commie posted:

because caring about things in a place thousands of miles away instead of the suffering next door is loving retarded, and ignorant. especially when that money probably won't even make it all the way to the place with the hip name on the other side of the world you're trying to send it to. the less we help ourselves the less we can help anyone else

so you think the one excludes the other?

poverty goat
Feb 15, 2004



A Wizard of Goatse posted:

OP just throwing this out there you might get a better response from gbs if you mention prizes

if i win the everest death pool i pledge to donate my winnings to nepal or whatever

Smellbound
Sep 26, 2000

Stoic Commie posted:

because caring about things in a place thousands of miles away instead of the suffering next door is loving retarded, and ignorant. especially when that money probably won't even make it all the way to the place with the hip name on the other side of the world you're trying to send it to. the less we help ourselves the less we can help anyone else
ive had bottle collectors steal my property and one of our streets is absolutely hosed with legit poor and hopeless humans. our police chief and mayor consider it a top priority and state publicly that law will not eliminate illegal park camping, pan handling and such. the police chief should actually be mayor he realizes that its fundamental in the sense that if the community wants to solve this problem THEY have to do it, not the cops or bylaw officers or any kind of statement. it needs support of the community to help. gently caress, i wish i could do more but im a broke rear end dude who likes to work the least amount possible and spend the most amount of time possible out of doors.

any ways whatever

coldplay chiptunes
Sep 17, 2010

by Lowtax

Nefarious posted:

yeah plus you could spend that money on a delicious bacon cheeseburger from fivd guys
medium well or gtfo

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW

pig slut lisa posted:

can you please post a link to the suffering next door, and tell us what you do to alleviate it? thanks :tipshat:

i donate to local charities

Testikles
Feb 22, 2009

Smellbound posted:

i donated and i dont care if the president of haiti is complaining and then also in that same article the so called specialists right off the bat mentions that the funds saved lives even it was an inefficient use of money, he also says give $10,000 to every Haitian, sorry thats not a good idea either you give that money to the average human and they will blow it on an engine swap for their lovely car or a ton of drugs or something else dumb

speaking of how inefficient humans can be have you ever looked at military budget? i dunno for sure even if half of my red cross donation helps out its for real. reminds me i should send some money to chris hansen kickstarter.

A lot of the missing money is the money sent by national governments. When they say they're sending 10 million dollars to Haiti, they're scribbling out the money owed to them and will never be paid back, or coming up with creative ways to pay off their own relief efforts.

pig slut lisa
Mar 5, 2012

irl is good


Stoic Commie posted:

i donate to local charities

i "do nate" believe you :v:

Vogler
Feb 6, 2009
Why would you spend 5000 dollars to make life somewhat more comfortable for one German homeless guy when that same amount of money can save the lives of several Somalis

Sounds rascist.

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
disposable income stretches goon imaginations

pig slut lisa
Mar 5, 2012

irl is good


Stoic Commie posted:

i donate to local charities

*after posting in several games threads and probably subreddits complaining about how you have to pay for certain computer game mods or w/e* actually, i donate to several local charities that my girlfriend in canada helped me find

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
you alright buddy? sounding a little crazy

ulvir
Jan 2, 2005

pig slut lisa posted:

*after posting in several games threads and probably subreddits complaining about how you have to pay for certain computer game mods or w/e* actually, i donate to several local charities that my girlfriend in canada helped me find

"uhhh, actually, I donate to local charities all the friggin time. have you seen my list on Patreon??"

Smellbound
Sep 26, 2000

Testikles posted:

A lot of the missing money is the money sent by national governments. When they say they're sending 10 million dollars to Haiti, they're scribbling out the money owed to them and will never be paid back, or coming up with creative ways to pay off their own relief efforts.
i realize that and the debt system is hosed too even if im closer to the top of the pyramid

just doesnt seem right to not try and help out even with what is basically a few hours worth of my paid labor

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
i'm going to make a donation to a local charity right now

coldplay chiptunes
Sep 17, 2010

by Lowtax

Smellbound posted:

i realize that and the debt system is hosed too even if im closer to the top of the pyramid

just doesnt seem right to not try and help out even with what is basically a few hours worth of my paid labor
Whatever helps you sleep at night loser.

pig slut lisa
Mar 5, 2012

irl is good


Stoic Commie posted:

i'm going to make a donation to a local charity right now


pig slut lisa posted:

i "do nate" believe you :v:

coldplay chiptunes
Sep 17, 2010

by Lowtax
:iamafag:

Smellbound
Sep 26, 2000

coldplay chiptunes posted:

Whatever helps you sleep at night loser.
vigorous exercise and melatonin

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
i can game on my computer knowing i am helping make my community a better place. $5 locally > $5000 to a somali warlord for a new pearl handled female circumcision scalpel

pig slut lisa
Mar 5, 2012

irl is good


i liked the part when you bragged about your disposable income and then bragged about donating the princely sum of $5

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
i didn't donate $5 why would you think that

*psychosis intensifies*

coldplay chiptunes
Sep 17, 2010

by Lowtax

pig slut lisa posted:

i liked the part when you bragged about your disposable income and then bragged about donating the princely sum of $5
:awesomelon:

Digital Fingers
Sep 2, 2012

"Faggotbitch" the GBS man breathed between his clenched teeth before kicking the head off of the nearest nepalese who was pinned under the rubble of a landslide which destroyed their home. Sauntering off to the villages well he drops his pants, edges his rear end over the side, and lets loose into the only source of drinking water for 2 miles "it's caramel macchiato now sluts"

Testikles
Feb 22, 2009

Smellbound posted:

i realize that and the debt system is hosed too even if im closer to the top of the pyramid

just doesnt seem right to not try and help out even with what is basically a few hours worth of my paid labor

Sorry, I'm agreeing with you. Donating to charity seems like a good thing even if the response is a cluster-gently caress. National governments saying they're going to 'help' seems more suspect.

Gatekeeper
Aug 3, 2003

He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, ruthless, less than a god, more than a man.
i am poor like some goons and oft' have naught to give
and yet quite recently i did paint a portrait
commissioned for a fair and modest sum
perhaps maņana i shall look into the coolest way to get my aid there as intact as possible
i donate time more so than money to local causes
but this was quite a catastrophe and i would like to help if possible
has anyone found reputable foundations or organizations to which we might donate?
if not i shall certainly post my own findings for those who care to see them

A Wizard of Goatse
Dec 14, 2014

pig slut lisa posted:

*after posting in several games threads and probably subreddits complaining about how you have to pay for certain computer game mods or w/e* actually, i donate to several local charities that my girlfriend in canada helped me find

lol


Gatekeeper posted:

i am poor like some goons and oft' have naught to give
and yet quite recently i did paint a portrait
commissioned for a fair and modest sum
perhaps maņana i shall look into the coolest way to get my aid there as intact as possible
i donate time more so than money to local causes
but this was quite a catastrophe and i would like to help if possible
has anyone found reputable foundations or organizations to which we might donate?
if not i shall certainly post my own findings for those who care to see them
oxfam and the red cross are about as reputable as it gets, idk about the indiegogo or whatever

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
i wish i had a canadian girlfriend, they're at least twice as good as american girlfriends

Smellbound
Sep 26, 2000

Stoic Commie posted:

i wish i had a canadian girlfriend, they're at least twice as good as american girlfriends
1.24 LOONIES = 1 GREENBACK

right now canadian girlfriends are undervalued, get it while the market is right

Testikles
Feb 22, 2009
I donated $100 you loving losers. Donate some money!

dogcrash truther
Nov 2, 2013
I think it's good to help people.

dogcrash truther
Nov 2, 2013
Also, animals.

dogcrash truther
Nov 2, 2013
It's good to help.

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
your local humane society is a good beginner local charity. they will take food, rags, towels, pillows, blankets, pens, cumsocks, whatever you got

NakedWithCandy
Sep 22, 2014
hotdogs, fries piled high, batman

Stoic Commie
Aug 29, 2005

by XyloJW
please stop trolling in my local charities thread

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les fleurs du mall
Jun 30, 2014

by LadyAmbien
It would be cool and good if you guys could consider helping people in trouble. You don't need to let everyone else know that you donated, or how much you donated. But posting good ideas for things people without money - or waiting on a paycheck - could do to help would also be cool.

Examples:

Tell a friend or family member with money - or post on your facebook about it

this doesn't have to be a back-slapping egofest, it would just be nice to be nice.

dogcrash truther posted:

I think it's good to help people.


dogcrash truther posted:

Also, animals.


dogcrash truther posted:

It's good to help.

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