Yeah I mean you don’t want to be too cynical, some people actually are very nice and giving, but on the other hand I hear once in a while “oh Americans are such a sweet people, they give soooooo much to charity every year” and I’m like
Philanthropy is a multi billion dollar industry. Americans do give a lot. They’re just dumb enough to think their money goes anywhere meaningful instead of in the pockets of peodphiles and politicians and churches.
Yeah sorry I think the message of my post was sloppy. I agree that American give a lot, I just doubt that their generosity really tells you much about their character. Partly because of your point, that they’re enriching an industry more than the supposed targets of the philanthropy, and also because there’s so much excess in the US that it’s easy to give.
Yeah Americans clap like seals with Bezos and Musk and Zuckerberg and Gates give away “billions.” But poor and working people helping each other rarely get attention unless it’s fetishizing poverty and the act of charity without further analysis or advocacy for change. It’s the old bible adage of the one with nothing doing the giving has given away more than the rich man with everything doing the giving. But here in the US, the poor man sees the rich man as inspirational lol
Yeah I mean you don’t want to be too cynical, some people actually are very nice and giving, but on the other hand I hear once in a while “oh Americans are such a sweet people, they give soooooo much to charity every year” and I’m like
Philanthropy is a multi billion dollar industry. Americans do give a lot. They’re just dumb enough to think their money goes anywhere meaningful instead of in the pockets of peodphiles and politicians and churches.
It’s a tax break if it weren’t most people wouldn’t be giving to charity.
Age old communist critic of philanthropy etc.
It’s so funny seeing the phrase “you can help by making a tax deductible donation to us” on charity websites and brochures lol
It’s just modern day indulgences for the most part
Yeah sorry I think the message of my post was sloppy. I agree that American give a lot, I just doubt that their generosity really tells you much about their character. Partly because of your point, that they’re enriching an industry more than the supposed targets of the philanthropy, and also because there’s so much excess in the US that it’s easy to give.
Yeah Americans clap like seals with Bezos and Musk and Zuckerberg and Gates give away “billions.” But poor and working people helping each other rarely get attention unless it’s fetishizing poverty and the act of charity without further analysis or advocacy for change. It’s the old bible adage of the one with nothing doing the giving has given away more than the rich man with everything doing the giving. But here in the US, the poor man sees the rich man as inspirational lol