They're out in their usual spots here, again this year.

Haven't seen much of them around here, come to think of it.


Noted from their "internal" racism discussion document:

"WHAT IS RACISM?
DEFINITION
The prejudiced treatment, stereotyping
or discrimination of POC on the basis of
race. Racism also refers to the system of social
advantage and disadvantage or privilege and
oppression that is based on race.8 Racism is a
marriage of racist policies and racist ideas that
produces and normalizes racial inequities."

So based on their definition, it's impossible for POC to be racist because whitey is not a color?

Imma be keeping my small bills for another contribution, I think.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:

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Originally posted by rat2306:
Finally saw one last Friday. I had a spare $20 in my wallet and put it in the kettle. But I've been tossing their mailings to me in the waste can for some time. Call me Scrooge, but that may be all they get me from this year.

Is there something you feel you must atone for that you would waste money in such a frivolous way? You give the meth heads money at the off ramps too I bet.
Give your money to a homeless shelter or purchase food for them if you really want to do good and not just "feel good". Feeling good is for the leftists and children.
Not $.05 of that 20 got to anyone who deserves it.

NO, I do not give the meth heads money, and I give quite a bit of money/food to food pantries. You don't know me. I think you need to walk your post back a bit. And last I checked I was giving 15% of my income to my local church.

That was a bit over the line, Ryan.

I give my donations to one trusted organization that can prove that more than 90% makes it to the needy. I’ll give to an individual if I am so prompted from within myself. I’ll provide service to almost anyone. The Salvation Army lost me last year. I’ll politely pass right by the bucket.

I didn't see any in front of the local Target store.

As posted in the previous thread:

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Originally posted by Woodman:

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Originally posted by Tuckerrnr1:
But it comes with a handy coupon book.

Here ya go. An 8x11 PDF is linked to this smaller JPEG



https://avatarhost.files.wordp...ne-white-apology.pdf

I threw some money in the kettle the other day as I appreciated the young girls standing in the cold and singing Christmas songs and ringing the bell.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^okay changing the bell ringers to hooters girls might affect donations.

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Originally posted by slabsides45:
"WHAT IS RACISM?"
The prejudiced treatment, stereotyping
or discrimination of POC on the basis of
race. Racism also refers to the system of social
advantage and disadvantage or privilege and
oppression that is based on race.8 Racism is a
marriage of racist policies and racist ideas that
produces and normalizes racial inequities."

So based on their definition, it's impossible for POC to be racist because whitey is not a color?

No, a POC can still be racist toward other POC's (Uncle Tom). But it does completely ignore the idea of reverse racism that is becoming so prevalent.

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Imma be keeping my small bills for another contribution, I think.

Yep. Big ones and small ones both.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^okay changing the bell ringers to hooters girls might affect donations.

Then I'll toss my money at the lovely ladies at the strip club $1 at a time, but not a dime of mine goes into that bucket. At least I've got a 33% chance of my money going to something worth while.

It's a shame too, they used to do some good stuff.

I saw two today... two of the saddest sacks I've ever seen doing it. Both older African American women. One, (besides hearing the annoying bell) I recognized why she was there. She had the hanging money pot and half the "uniform".

At the other door to the grocery store, the other, a large unhealthy looking woman was siting slumped over in a chair, looking like she was ready to fall out of it. If not for the bell I'd have assumed this was just some random homeless person hanging out by the door.

I have seen two so far in this rural, small town area. If it were not for the bell and pot, I would have thought both were homeless. A very sad look.

Had one in front of the local hardware store today. I said nothing to the bell ringer when I went in the store but I didn’t donate.

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Originally posted by divil:
I said nothing to the bell ringer when I went in the store..

Those people have as much say over the Salvation Army's screwed up attitude as we do.