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Poverty and extravagance. What a sad world.
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 626120" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>LucyJ, you have a good heart. I used to give more than I do now. I just don't trust the organizations to give the money to the people and, frankly, we are near US poverty level ourselves. That's maybe why I don't feel bad if I shower my kiddos with stuff that we saved for and sacrificed for. In the US these days, few people are rich. I am clueless as to why Americans are so indifferent, even accepting, of the lack of support given to kids from poverty, those who try very hard and struggle, and those who have had bad breaks. It's pretty much every man of himself. I could not see what you are seeing without my heart breaking. I'm afraid it would make me start stuffing cups again, thinking that even if they blow it on drugs, at least I meant well, which is how I thought as a kid. I am alarmed at the faction in our country who is anti-government and pretty much getting away with it, but I try not to think about it...radical acceptance, if you will.</p><p></p><p>However, even if we had more resources...would they use it? There are poor people living in hellholes...and there are street people. They are NOT the same...not the ones who are satisfied living on the streets if that means they can continue their addictions. I so agree with you that the state of the world is sad right now..maybe every generation says that. But in my lifetime, in my opinion things have changed much for the worse at least in my eyes and especially, again only in my eyes, in my own country. </p><p></p><p>But the world cycles. Things change. I try to keep myself focused on my own world...if I thought about everybody else, those who really suffer in war torn countries, I would go crazy. You have a good heart. Trust me, my views make me very much an outcast in my world...I would have fit in better had I been born in a more progressive country. This is not to say that other people are wrong. They just think differently than I do. I know I would enjoy life more if we had been born, say, in Canada. Although their healthcare system isn't perfect, it is scary for me to think of having no healthcare. And that is the plight of many people. And we have to pay for being sick, like we asked for it. I don't really understand that mindset at all...but, like I said, I am a real outcast here....lol. I believe in a strong, proactive government and that is extremely unpopular here...guess, as usual, I'm some kind of freak...lol. At the same time, I respect anyone's views <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I wish I could travel. My husband was in the Air Force and he has been all over the world. He lived in Germany for three years and really liked it there.</p><p></p><p>PM me after you read the book. Or state it out here. It plain gave me the chills. I can not even imagine...I did not know...that this exists.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 626120, member: 1550"] LucyJ, you have a good heart. I used to give more than I do now. I just don't trust the organizations to give the money to the people and, frankly, we are near US poverty level ourselves. That's maybe why I don't feel bad if I shower my kiddos with stuff that we saved for and sacrificed for. In the US these days, few people are rich. I am clueless as to why Americans are so indifferent, even accepting, of the lack of support given to kids from poverty, those who try very hard and struggle, and those who have had bad breaks. It's pretty much every man of himself. I could not see what you are seeing without my heart breaking. I'm afraid it would make me start stuffing cups again, thinking that even if they blow it on drugs, at least I meant well, which is how I thought as a kid. I am alarmed at the faction in our country who is anti-government and pretty much getting away with it, but I try not to think about it...radical acceptance, if you will. However, even if we had more resources...would they use it? There are poor people living in hellholes...and there are street people. They are NOT the same...not the ones who are satisfied living on the streets if that means they can continue their addictions. I so agree with you that the state of the world is sad right now..maybe every generation says that. But in my lifetime, in my opinion things have changed much for the worse at least in my eyes and especially, again only in my eyes, in my own country. But the world cycles. Things change. I try to keep myself focused on my own world...if I thought about everybody else, those who really suffer in war torn countries, I would go crazy. You have a good heart. Trust me, my views make me very much an outcast in my world...I would have fit in better had I been born in a more progressive country. This is not to say that other people are wrong. They just think differently than I do. I know I would enjoy life more if we had been born, say, in Canada. Although their healthcare system isn't perfect, it is scary for me to think of having no healthcare. And that is the plight of many people. And we have to pay for being sick, like we asked for it. I don't really understand that mindset at all...but, like I said, I am a real outcast here....lol. I believe in a strong, proactive government and that is extremely unpopular here...guess, as usual, I'm some kind of freak...lol. At the same time, I respect anyone's views :) I wish I could travel. My husband was in the Air Force and he has been all over the world. He lived in Germany for three years and really liked it there. PM me after you read the book. Or state it out here. It plain gave me the chills. I can not even imagine...I did not know...that this exists. [/QUOTE]
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