What The Dickens is Worng with the World?

[Danny]

I just thought I would take a moment or two to vent my spleen.
The world is an unfair place.
For every person, eating a meal in a generally well-to-do country, there are 342 people in another country, starving and going without food.
There are countless numbers of spoilt brats worrying about wether the badge on their clothing is fashionable or not. Millions of people would be glad for any little BIT of clothing, let alone the matching jumpsuit or shoes.
Of course, there are many people with an idea of fairness. I urge you to support your local charitiy/charities, and consider yourself in another persons shoes.
There, I said it.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Tough luck. It's human nature to want bigger and better things. If no one wanted something better than what they have, the world would be 376 times worse.

 

[Danny]

I propose world fairness day!

No fancy cruises!

Lol but seriously, we should aim for a world of equality. Peopel can't choose the world that they are brought up in. I mean if we want to change the world, let's start with ourselves.

 

[Klostrophobic]

What do you mean by equality? Everyone gets exactly the same stuff?

 

[Danny]

Not exactly, everyone should get the OPPERTUNITY.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Realistically that could never happen. I don't even think I would like it if eveyone had the same opportunities.

 

[Danny]

Why? Does it make you feel good being "above" the less fortunate?

 

[Danoff]

Not exactly, everyone should get the OPPERTUNITY

What about the opportunity for parents to give their kids a better opportunity? Are you going to prevent people from working hard so that thier kids don't have to work quite as hard?

 

[milefile]

Originally posted by ultrabeat
I propose world fairness day!

No fancy cruises!

Lol but seriously, we should aim for a world of equality. Peopel can't choose the world that they are brought up in. I mean if we want to change the world, let's start with ourselves.

Wong. People do choose the world they are in.

Equality? Like 2 = 2? Like that?

 

[milefile]

Originally posted by ultrabeat
Why? Does it make you feel good being "above" the less fortunate?

It's a way to guage success. If everybody was the same, or "equal", as you put it, there'd be no incentive to work or aspire toward anything. Goals would cease to exist.

You need downtrodden people to have charity. People need help for there to be kindness.

"We need someone to talk to and someone to sweep the floor."

 

[Danoff]

Not exactly, everyone should get the OPPERTUNITY.

Seriously... I'd like a response. Are you saying that I should not be able to give more of my money to my kid's education than the Joneses down the street? Are you saying that no matter how hard I work, my kid has to start from the same beginnings as everyone else?

What is that beginning to be? Is that beginning going to be the worst possible beginning or am I going to be forced to give my money to someone else's kid?

I want to know. Why do you feel that everyone should have the same opportunity? Is it because you wish you parents had done more for you? Is it because you see some rich people who are bad parents and think you can tell them how to parent thier kids?!!!!!

Who the hell are you to tell me or anyone else what I should or should not do for my/their kids? If you want your kid to have a good start, get to work! If you wish you'd had a better start, blame your parents. If you want other people's kids to have a better start, feel free to donate your own money to charity, but don't tell me what to do with mine!

 

[Mopar Muscle]

Originally posted by Klostrophobic
What do you mean by equality? Everyone gets exactly the same stuff?

That's called communism.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Good point.

 

[ShobThaBob]

Yeah, it sucks, but thats the way the world is. We just happen to be the lucky minorty of people that got good chances and took advantage of them, and now get to talk about it on the internet...something many people in the world have never heard of. For everyone to have an equal opportunity, the world would have to be uniform. No different climates, cultures, races, religions, resources. Such a thing is not possible.

 

[Jay]

Originally posted by Mopar Muscle
That's called communism.

thats what i was going to say

 

[Danny]

We just happen to be the lucky minorty of people that got good chances and took advantage of them, and now get to talk about it on the internet...something many people in the world have never heard of.

It's just my consience goes into overdrive...

 

[Idiot Racers]

Originally posted by milefile
Wong. People do choose the world they are in.

So what we're saying is that people from Chad or Nigeria or wherever get to choose the world they are in? What kind of statement is that? If they got to choose what world they lived in they wouldn't BE in that world, they'd be over here hounding us.

I reckon we should give others as much charity as possible. I know you can't change the world, but you can help one person.

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by ultrabeat
The world is an unfair place.

Yeah, so? You can't suddenly make it fair by telling me to spend my money on somebody else.

Originally posted by ultrabeat
Why? Does it make you feel good being "above" the less fortunate?

I know you weren't directing that to me, but... absolutely! Is there something wrong with that? Is happiness a sin? I like being happy. It feels good.


Seriously, many of the things that you're saying is exactly how socialism, marxism, and communism sprang up... the idea of true equality, which is a load of bull puckey. Some people work more than others, so they deserve more.

It's not necessarily wrong to donate to charity... it's wrong to tell people to do so though. "Hey, you've worked hard all of your life to get some money, now throw it away on someone who didn't have to work as hard!"

I suggest you read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

 

[Idiot Racers]

Originally posted by Sage
Seriously, many of the things that you're saying is exactly how socialism, marxism, and communism sprang up... the idea of true equality, which is a load of bull puckey. Some people work more than others, so they deserve more.

Look at it this way - find someone from a bad area in Morocco or somewhere. I reckon you'll find that any of these people deserve your hard earned money. Not all of it, just enough to make a go of it.

It's not necessarily wrong to donate to charity... it's wrong to tell people to do so though. "Hey, you've worked hard all of your life to get some money, now throw it away on someone who didn't have to work as hard!"

See if said person is able to work hard to earn money.

I suggest you read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

I suggest you stop being a tight arse and THROW YA MONEY AWAY!

 

[Danoff]

Look at it this way - find someone from a bad area in Morocco or somewhere. I reckon you'll find that any of these people deserve your hard earned money. Not all of it, just enough to make a go of it.

Nobody deserves my hard earned money but me. I might give it to someone who doesn’t deserve it because I feel charitable, but nobody but me deserves my money. I don’t care where they were born or what circumstances they live in. I am the only person who earned my money and therefore am the only person in the world who deserves it.

See if said person is able to work hard to earn money.

Not our problem. Everyone has a shot at getting into the US legally. I've got enough problems just trying to make my own money and make a better life for myself without having to feed the rest of the world too.