http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/4667 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:58:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667 It seems a virtue like benevolence becomes void from any human who becomes wealthy. It's a battle of getting a prosperous mind to exhibit any sympathy or charity to his counterpart. It's a losing war. It can't be changed. The rich will never desire the procurement of class structure. Their vanity is defined in relation to the lack of, in the rest of society. I reside in the downtown eastside of Van and you could never convince me that giving time or charity would solve any of this. It's more a shift in human condition and government policy. Yes, I said government. But I'm from Canada remember. Bigthink Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:22:58 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667/#9331 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667 But if we're all equal, doesn't 'giving' disrupt that equality before it ever exists? Giving someone something presupposes a favour, but we can work with poor folks for different reasons, and on different grounds. It's interesting to think about working together in a way that allows both sides to learn/grow, which often isn't present in the 'service' or 'benevolence' that charities assume they're doing. Bigthink Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:05:58 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667/#3082 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667 I see the contribution of money and time as both "giving charity" to quote montgomery. I agree that it is important when giving either time or money, it is ideal that I do so in a way that sees that we are all connected and that no one person is superior to another no matter their socio-economic status. Bigthink Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:29:41 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/4667/#2043