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Originally Posted by madmmac
If you can give, give what you can.
If you can give and don't, live with yourself.
When you put a dollar sign on a human life, you have indeed devalued yourself.
I have given $500 each to the last 3 disasters to the Red Cross. I'm sure that makes me an idiot to some here.
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Not to me. You're actions are admirable.
I spent most of Sunday and Monday (took a vacation day) driving my truck around picking up and dropping off donated items.
I don't know when they'll get there or how much good they'll do, but at least we are trying. Maybe my check will get gobbled up by a bad guy but maybe it'll help someone who doesn't even have a place to sleep or food to eat.
I'm willing to take that chance.
For those who wish to look only at the political side of it:
Visualize the severe poverty and pain and horror in Haiti that is going on right now.
Imagine the frustration that is growing now.
Imagine what would happen if the stinking muslim low-life extremists moved in and promised them all a better life all they had to do was to follow them, form armed militias, and hate the wealthy Americans.
How would you like to have another Somalia at your back door?
We have a vested interest.