The attached post says it all. These are privileged people suing the City of Carlsbad over their trivial self-interest want your donations as part of "Giving Tuesday." There are people shivering in the streets as I write, families in danger of going hungry, children in danger. And then we see millionaires asking for your money to fund a frivolous lawsuit going absolutely nowhere.
As human beings, how is this manner of solicitation OK? Is this the cruel and callous future Carlsbad faces if their political machine gets their way? These are the same people who actually have termed themselves a group of love, where each utterance is "kind, necessary, and true." When I take a glance at this fundraising appeal, it seems the rhetoric redefines the terms vapid and hypocritical.
Perhaps from the porches of the affluenza sufferers of Bressi Ranch, noise from an airport they willingly bought a house near, seems a problem equivalent to a very real need and suffering. Perhaps its confirmation bias, living in a place where everyone seems to be doing well.
There's another Carlsbad out there where some people can't pay their rent, and some families live in cars. In this other part of the community, there are working people poorer than ever. There are more families in trouble, and more and more people who need help but can't find it. There are seniors who tremble in the cold of the houses here. And there are people who sleep in the city streets, or in the gutter, where the airplane noise seems pretty trivial.
There's another Carlsbad out there where some people can't pay their rent, and some families live in cars. In this other part of the community, there are working people poorer than ever. There are more families in trouble, and more and more people who need help but can't find it. There are seniors who tremble in the cold of the houses here. And there are people who sleep in the city streets, or in the gutter, where the airplane noise seems pretty trivial.
Whether its Christmas or each day of the year there is a long list of charities that serve the needs of those needing our compassion. Last time I checked, there is a Christmas Bureau in Carlsbad seeking to bring Christmas to the overlooked, and a million other places that try to feed the hungry, care for kids, clothe those who are shivering, that need our help to do God's work. Forgive me for my opinion, but there is something very wrong about the optics of those God has blessed more than most, seeking to compete with the work of compassion.
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