The Left is a bunch of self centered non-compassionate fucks

Says former socialist turned Independent "Conservatives Are More Generous"

 

lol yes, all Christian written newsletters are equal and balanced, and never EVER take a holier than thou high road. I mean it's a known fact, Christians are known for their compassion of non-Christians, loving their Jewish, Islamic, and Budist neighbors.

Here Joe, maybe a visual aide will help:



we all know, those upstanding, conservative, Evangelical, senators never lie right Joe?

 

Awww! Poor Joe. 'Non-compassionate', eh? This coming from a guy who posts stuff like "Hey Nursey when they were pulling that half lifeless fetus out of your cunt did it make you get all wet?" in the midst of a serious political discussion. Just as well i've never suffered a miscarriage, hmm? Pathetic.

 

Actually I wanted to evoke a moment of truth response from you but I could see you were too ashamed.

 

Projecting your inner demons again? Nutcase.

 

yeah sure dude

 

such a dick

 

Well, what more can you say to someone who is absolutely determined to live in a warped, fantasy world full of crazed, bestial imaginings to justify their hatred - rather than face the facts, and some rather uncomfortable home truths?

 

don't fret nursery, He's upset because i bought a Nintendo Wii and wont let him play

 

Who gives to charity?

Americans are pretty generous. Three-quarters of American families give to charity -- and those who do, give an average of $1,800. Of course that means one-quarter of us don't give at all. What distinguishes those who give from those who don't? It turns out there are many myths about that.

To test them, ABC's "20/20" went to Sioux Falls, S.D., and San Francisco. We asked the Salvation Army to set up buckets at their busiest locations in both cities. Which bucket would get more money? I'll get to that in a minute.

San Francisco is a much bigger and richer city, and relatively few people attend church. It is also known as a very liberal place, and since liberals are said to "care more" about the poor, you might assume people in San Francisco would give a lot.

But the idea that liberals give more is a myth. Of the top 25 states where people give an above-average percentage of their income, all but one (Maryland) were red -- conservative -- states in the last presidential election.

"When you look at the data," says Syracuse University professor Arthur Brooks, "it turns out the conservatives give about 30 percent more. And incidentally, conservative-headed families make slightly less money."

Researching his book, "Who Really Cares", Brooks found that the conservative/liberal difference goes beyond money:

"The people who give one thing tend to be the people who give everything in America. You find that people who believe it's the government's job to make incomes more equal, are far less likely to give their money away."

Conservatives are even 18 percent more likely to donate blood.

The second myth is that people with the most money are the most generous. But while the rich give more in total dollars, low-income people give almost 30 percent more as a share of their income.

Says Brooks: "The most charitable people in America today are the working poor."

We saw that in Sioux Falls, S.D. The workers at the meat packing plant make about $35,000, yet the Sioux Falls United Way says it gets more contributions of over $500 from employees there than anywhere else.

Note that Brooks said the "working" poor. The nonworking poor -- people on welfare -- are very different, even though they have the same income. The nonworking poor don't give much at all.

What about the middle class? Well, while middle-income Americans are generous compared to people in other countries, when compared to both the rich and working poor in America, Brooks says, "They give less."

When asked why, many say, "I don't have enough money to spare." But it's telling that the working poor manage to give.

Finally, Brooks says one thing stands out as the biggest predictor of whether someone will be charitable: "their religious participation." Religious people are more likely to give to charity, and when they give, they give more money -- four times as much.

But doesn't that giving just stay within the religion?

"No," says Brooks, "Religious Americans are more likely to give to every kind of cause and charity, including explicitly nonreligious charities. Religious people give more blood; religious people give more to homeless people on the street."

And what happened in our little test? Well, even though people in Sioux Falls make, on average, half as much money as people in San Francisco, and even though the San Francisco location was much busier -- three times as many people were within reach of the bucket -- by the end of the second day, the Sioux Falls bucket held twice as much money.

Another myth bites the dust.

John Stossel is an award-winning news correspondent and author of Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--Why Everything You Know is Wrong.

 

I gave Pimp a gun.

Is that charitable giving or wishful thinking?

 

I dunno why cause he has never been nice to me but I feel bad for Pimp.

Charitable I would say though.

I would have been mean and just gave him a derringer that fired 22 shorts. Likely he would shoot himself and not kill then sit there in pain groping for another bullet to load with trembling hands.

Is it bad to be able to envision that in technicolor?

 

Um, yes.


You are right though, Pimp is not such a bad guy.
By European standards anyway.

 

Seems I have fallen victim of the same shock effect mentality I bitch about. Truth be told there is no one on the fugly forums I would will such upon.

 

i dunno why barry because i had no use for it..

i crashed my car last week though.. apparently it was a lucky escape and i could've easily died..

could you send me another one in the hope that i kill myself that way?

 

Consider it done. A Volkswagen Jetta is a death trap I hear.

 

don't forget.. right hand drive!

 

The one I had in mind is remote controlled.

You ride, I drive.

 

Hell no Barry have mercy on the Pimpster what he needs is the KIT car. Damn man he is single now you know.

Check out the video of Pimps prospective new babe magnet car complete with ejection button

 

silly joew... i wouldn't accept anything from berry.. and i'm not single.. sorry to disappoint