ron: well put...well put indeed. scotty/lovin' life in naval,
biliran.
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>
> Andre,
>
> Sorry, but 1st world standards and thinking don't apply to 3rd world
> countries. Spend a few years in this society with the poor and then tell us
> about hunger and starvation. There's an enormous distance between a British
> pan handler in a soup line and a starving Filipino family with no resources
> but their own extended family, guile and a natural will to live.
> With all due respect, is charity a panacea for all the world problems? Of
> course not. But there are effective ways to make a difference. This
> argument is nothing more than an alibi for soothing our own
consciences.
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andre_westbrook"
> To: <LivingInThePhilippi
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:04 AM
> Subject: [LinP3] Why giving charity to Filipinas is misguided
>
>
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I am writing to question once again the assumption that charity is a
> > panacea for the problems of the Philippines.
> >
> > It is often supposed by liberals and do gooders that giving money to
> > people without asking anything in return can only be a good thing.
> > And yet, in London recently soup kitchens that were once open during
> > the cold winter months of December and January have been closed - not
> > by a penny pinching government but because charities themselves
> > recognised that having access to food and drink was exacerbating the
> > problem of homelessness not curing it. If you think about it they
> > were right to do so. After all, once the qualms of living as a
> > vagrant have been overcome it is not too bad a life if one receives
> > food, clothing and overnight accommodation with, of course, the
> > chance to beg and hustle on the streets of a rich city.
> >
> > One of the complaints most often levelled at Filipinos and Filipinas
> > on this forum by so called kanos is that they are perceived as
> > walking ATM's. Who is to blame for this mindset? The Filipinos or the
> > kanos - it may surprise you to know that I happen to think the kano
> > is more to blame than the Filipino. To give anyone money without
> > expecting something in return is not in the highest good of all
> > concerned. If you think about it long enough - and few on this site
> > will - charity undermines notions of self-respect and thrift. It
> > creates a something for nothing culture which means that kanos have
> > become pressurised into parting with money they can ill afford to
> > lose simply because weak minded men from the Western world have given
> > in when the guilt buttons have been pushed in the past.
> >
> > This does not mean that one should not donate money to deserving
> > individuals who for reasons of bad luck or ill health require
> > tenporary assistance. But can we really have any sympathy for those
> > who just shrug their shoulders and reach inside their pockets
> > whenever a Filipino requests financial assistance. I think the answer
> > is we should not and we should have the courgae to deny the moral
> > high ground to those who would allow this miliking to continue.
> >
> > By all means employ and reward the Filipino for his hard work but do
> > not give him money for nothing.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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