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I'm not trying to be cruel, but rather point out perhaps these community meals weren't that valuable if locals just turned their noses up at the free food. When
by JackMorgan 2y ago
I'm not trying to be cruel, but rather point out perhaps these community meals weren't that valuable if locals just turned their noses up at the free food. When folks are really hungry, it wouldn't matter if lentils isn't their normal cuisine, they'd eat it anyway and be grateful. It would be a different story if the meals violated some religious taboo, but the way you wrote it really makes the survivors sound ungrateful.
- crawfordcomeaux 2y agoPeople in this country, across class lines, are addicted to their likes/dislikes being catered to, particularly in challenging times. The issue is deeply cultural & until it's being worked on, solidarity is key: serving people in the ways they choose to receive care.
- Gormo 2y agoPeople generally don't like having their immediate needs exploited by those seeking to proselytize an ideology. I'm not sure that's an "issue" that needs to be "worked on". If you're being altruistic and want to help people in need, the help you're offering is about them, not you -- if you make it about you, why would you be surprised when people doubt your intentions? Imagine if the local library were destroyed, and a group came forward to organize book donations, but due to the religious beliefs of the people running the book drive, they only were willing to collect evangelical literature, and refused everything else. Would the locals in that scenario be wrong to avoid them?
- crawfordcomeaux 2y agoPrecisely what I meant when I wrote "solidarity is key: serving people in the ways they choose to receive care"