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Sep. 14th, 2005 03:52 pmFrom the Washington Post
but I will tell you that I know otherwise very generous people who have told me they aren't giving any money to Katrina relief until the whining and blame-laying stops. I'm afraid your columns contribute to that.
That's just an excuse for stinginess. Anyone who would withhold help--help to dying old people, to starving children, to diabetic patients and newborns who need formula--because their precious anointed one is criticized--is despicable. You know what, keep your money. Donations are at record highs. In the end, you have to sleep with yourself, and when you die, you're going to be the one shuffling in front of God when He asks you "You were going to help them but didn't--why? Again?"
And no, I'm not saying everyone has to give or they're evil. We all choose where to make a difference--some people might give nothing at all to the victims of Katrina, but volunteer at a homeless center, or be a Big Brother, or work at an animal shelter. I'm saying that people who loudly proclaim they were going to give but now they're not because of a disagreement over accountability--is despicable. That's just a comforting justification for being a shitty human being.
but I will tell you that I know otherwise very generous people who have told me they aren't giving any money to Katrina relief until the whining and blame-laying stops. I'm afraid your columns contribute to that.
That's just an excuse for stinginess. Anyone who would withhold help--help to dying old people, to starving children, to diabetic patients and newborns who need formula--because their precious anointed one is criticized--is despicable. You know what, keep your money. Donations are at record highs. In the end, you have to sleep with yourself, and when you die, you're going to be the one shuffling in front of God when He asks you "You were going to help them but didn't--why? Again?"
And no, I'm not saying everyone has to give or they're evil. We all choose where to make a difference--some people might give nothing at all to the victims of Katrina, but volunteer at a homeless center, or be a Big Brother, or work at an animal shelter. I'm saying that people who loudly proclaim they were going to give but now they're not because of a disagreement over accountability--is despicable. That's just a comforting justification for being a shitty human being.
