Subj : Re: the true meaning of sacrifice
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 01:41:51

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Chaya wrote:

> Nick wrote:
> 
>> Chaya wrote:
>> 
>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Chaya wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rick Savoia wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Trouble <troubleNOSPAM@tekfactory.com> 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'll give you a quarter.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Woohoo!
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> As the first donor, I'd like to have a special title.  I've
>>> always wanted to have an HRH before my name. 
>>> 
>> 
>> I want to be one of the first ones against the wall when the 
>> revolution comes.
>> 
> 
> Better start handing over the cash to the Supreme Dictator.
> 

I was thinking I could get that role by NOT handing over the cash.

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