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This quote doesn't apply to this at all. That quote is making fun of centrists. You are applying it from a centrist perspective to a leftist argument about indi
by cyborgx7 7y ago
This quote doesn't apply to this at all. That quote is making fun of centrists. You are applying it from a centrist perspective to a leftist argument about individual acts of charity not contributing to the solution of systematic issues.
- zozbot234 7y agoSometimes you have to give a man a fish before you can teach them to fish, or even buy them a nice fishing boat. It's disingenuous to claim that the former is not "contributing to the solution of systematic issues", simply because it doesn't directly address those.
- cyborgx7 7y agoNobody is against feeding the homeless in soup kitchens. And it's disingenuous to imply anyone said so. The problem is that this is usually all these rich people do. Often times actively working against the systematic changes that would be necessary to solve the problem.