Subj : Re: the true meaning of sacrifice To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 04:41:34 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Tyler Trafford wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: >> Rick Savoia wrote: >> >>> Trouble wrote in >>> news:cr2dnYSBJ6XG87reRVn-uQ@comcast.com: >>> >>>> Nick wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/7ree8 >>>> >>>>> I don't like the precedent that is setting. >>>> >>>> Quote from the article; >>>> "So, this is just a different way of getting money out of people." >>>> >>>> In thirteen words they've defined just what's wrong with America, >>>> notice they don't mention anything about helping people, or a good >>>> cause... >>>> >>>> They're basically turning the relief effort into an anoyance, that is >>>> the first ugly part here, its a tax on your tolerance, not an appeal >>>> to your better neature. Secondly If I weasn't going to give to a >>>> cause, or I already gave what I allotted to a cause, annoying me to >>>> give more $ pushes beyond polite solicitation. >>>> >>>> People are going associate negativity from the annoyance with the >>>> cause. >>>> >>>> However the children are going to see how much money they made, not >>>> raised, and call it a sucess. >>>> >>>> The other children will take away from it a negative view of >>>> charities. >>>> >>>> I once had a boss[1] who always collected for United Way and he >>>> always expected you to donate some magical number of $ that only he >>>> knew. I stopped giving altogether because I didn't like the pressure >>>> from my boss. >>>> >>>> I'm sure others have similar experience with manadatory work >>>> donations. >>>> >>>> The worst part of mandatory work doantions is it assumes you haven't >>>> already donated your budget to your cause of choice, or that you are >>>> ok with the mission and practice of the charity chosen by the >>>> company. >>>> >>> >>> One of the things that I learned in running my marathons and raising >>> money is that your cause may not be their cause. >>> >>> One of my very good friends donated to my first couple of runs and >>> then not to my next ones. His son had become a diabetic and almost >>> died. They prefered to send to diabetes research. He apologized for >>> not donating and started to explain why. I immediately stopped him >>> and said "no problem. You have a different priority and that's fine". >>> >>> You can't make people donate to a cause. It makes them resentful of >>> that cause. >>> >> >> (So...The Larson for Supreme Dictator Fund is doomed from the outset?) > > (Yes, because I've been telling everyone that is the cause that "Achy > Breaky Heart" is playing to collect for.) (I have now read that sentence three times, and I still have no idea what it means.) -- Jim .