Subj : Re: the true meaning of sacrifice To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 13:44:44 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape 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?) > I know I am for it. .