OOP better take that post down (and our OP probably should, too) before they get arrested for inducing potentially fatal aneurysms in the conservatives who happen to see this.
Socialism? But that's the opposite of capitalism, which is the cause of all our problems and why billionaires have usurped rule of law and democracy!
PB&J, fresh veggies and water? I rather dig the trash.
I’m sorry, this is nice, but a bit problematic?
They could just point them in a helpful direction where they can get a selection of food, rn, for free. Does this not exist in America? It’s an attempt at “socialism” but it’s very pb&j fisted
If there weren't poors wallowing around in the street, who are they supposed to toss spare change so they can feel Grateful™?
Socialism has absolutely nothing to do with this. Socialism is worker democracy and this guy is unlikely to be a worker. What you want is government social services, thats got nothing to do with socialism.
Playing devil's advocate: Being required to pay the government to fund social programs is no good if said government is corrupt.
Yes because this isn't socialism. Giving things away to the needy isn't a political system. It's just being a good person doing the right thing.
It's true, most conservatives want to be entertained and heart-warmed by the idea of feeding the homeless but they don't want to do it themselves.
Unless it's to give them physical support getting through a voting line designed to make people wonder if they should leave the line for survival sake. In which case they don't want anyone doing it, homeless or not.
“But I want credit for my acts of kindness.”
-The Righteous Right
From a Christian perspective, I fell like this is actually quite a difficult issue. While Matthew 6:1-4 is very clear that charitable deeds should be done in secret in order to be rewarded by God, but in a cutthroat society such as ours, sometimes I feel like even the idea that someone, somewhere out there is at least trying to do some good in the world can be a worthwhile reminder that kindness is not dead.
Shame on him if it was an attempt to virtue signal to his paying clients, but if it was a genuine attempt to do some good, I can't condemn him.
Oh, agreed. I’m not condemning the owner for charity. I’m condemning those who are critical of social programs as a form of ‘forced charity.’
I mean, they kinda are. And necessary as though they sometimes might be, I think it's a mistake to believe that they are the ultimate solution to everything that ails society, because they always end up creating their own set of problems, like entitlement mentality, welfare dependency, and even fraud.
And perhaps that's what Jesus was onto with the thing about not sounding the trumpet before you when you do it, because isn't that what politicians who promote these sort of things often end up doing? Running on a platform to increase welfare spending is pretty much the definition of tooting your own horn about how much of a good person you are, because it seeks to create the impression that you care more about the poor than everyone else, when you're in fact spending other people's money to do so.
Sorry, but that really has nothing to do with real charity IMO.
America was so horrified at the sight of bread lines that we stopped giving the bread
It’s one thing to vicariously be a decent person and virtue signal by sharing such a meme, but actually paying for it? Fuck no.
its a sign on a door, calm down
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