AS COLD AS CHARITY
An article that refers to the ejection of a homeless man from a hotel to make room for a charity event, inspired this article.
To have an aversion to self-promoting, condescending patronage that poses as charity may seem like an excuse to avoid being charitable. The case for charity is to help those less fortunate than ourselves, assuming that one can help to start with. Some will tell you, no matter what your situation, share what you have, be it resources, time, or emotional support.
All this is commendable, so how did charity become for me,
so unpalatable? How do I balance the feel-good glow I get
when I sincerely want to help, with the self-serving side of
charity? It would depend perhaps on personal experience.
One could dismiss the whole question with the observation
that it depends on where the focus is. Is it in caring or honest
self-interest; and is it alright to be honest about charity for
self-interest? This seems to be the norm in our capitalist
society.
In fact, that is the way capitalism works if you look at companies
that use charitable contributions to reduce tax payment.
Even charitable non-government organisations do their
charity work by depending on big-name donors. These
donors donate funds and help off-set company taxation.
WORLD FOOD FUNDING OPEN TO CORRUPTION
Look at national lotteries, which take money from the people
for the people but keep the bigger chunk of proceeds for the
company running the scheme. With lotteries, lower the
running costs so that more help goes to charities; perhaps
install AI to keep costs down. As in taxes, if you take from the
people for the people, then give back to the people.
The company, the government, or the employees must not be
major beneficiaries. It may be a good idea to have NGOs run
the lotteries. Is this likely to happen? Unlikely that this would
happen in a capitalist situation! There’s also the problem of
who would ever qualify to run such an NGO? Who could do so
without corruption or the unpredictable human factor entering
the equation?
Earth Calling Africa
Earth calling Africa Earth calling Africa …
Earth to Africa come in Africa Earth calling Africa
You’ve slumbered too long it’s time to rise you were the first at the dawn of time Africa
You rose out of your watery grave like Poseidon
Rising, rising out of the sea to be Earth Africa
Remember when you led the world to be the first
Come in again Africa – Earth is calling once more
Earth calling Africa Earth calling Africa…
Where are you Africa? When will you rise once more?
Rise up again shake off your slumber lead the way for a world lost in delusion
Show us how to be free from confusion
The paradise you first became seduced you to slumber
Now rise again your paradise become a torment
No longer adorned with the creator’s glory – now just a foment
Instead of always new coming out of you – Rise to be the Greatest Africa!
Earth calling Africa Earth calling Africa
Earth to Africa Come in Africa Come in Africa Earth to Africa come in Afrriicaaa..!
How long must I call before you wake?
Your children are dying your land polluted
Your blue sky darkened the sun depleted and yet relentless!
Where birds once sang the chainsaw whines
Where sparkling rivers flowed frackers deep mine
As water corrodes turning to slime
No longer life-giving nectar only fit to spread the crime!!
Earth calling Africa Earth calling Africa –
Come in Africa, Earth to Africa do come in……You’ve slumbered too long…