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11 May 2011, 12:07 pm

I had a family member who worked at a job that paid quite poorly. Most of the workers were struggling to pay their bills. The company actually invited United Way in to solicite donations from them! They left quickly after my family member asked where he and all his co-workers could apply for handouts, since they were all living below the poverty line. Didn't answer his question, either.



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11 May 2011, 12:18 pm

Vexcalibur wrote:
Nah ...
It is as if the OP would think his rant would get less sympathy if we knew what was he dissing out. I asked the question because that was the vibe I was getting ...

Understood.


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11 May 2011, 2:58 pm

Vexcalibur wrote:
Fnord wrote:
... irrelevant.
If it was you wouldn't be doing such an effort to hide it.

Actually it's clearly irrelevant to the question being asked - as evidence by your saying you "would have bought the rant regardless of the cause".



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11 May 2011, 6:43 pm

Hmm, personally, I think the guy brought the tongue-lashing on himself from being too pushy, but I also think it's pretty silly to condemn someone for saying something defensive under the circumstances.



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11 May 2011, 10:14 pm

leejosepho wrote:
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So what's up with all that? Why would someone who never contributed in any way to my well-being - especially when I needed the help the most - why would they feel entitled to the monetary resources that have taken me 20+ years to build up from nothing, and all without his help?

Are you sure he even remembers you from before and that he actually did have any kind of "final say" back then as to whether or not you received help from "him"?

He called me by name.
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Overall, however, I would suspect he has simply never been shown/taught some common-sense consideration and decency.

Maybe he had, but then found that suckering up to former acquaintances was more profitable.



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11 May 2011, 10:18 pm

Vexcalibur wrote:
Nah, I am going to go with option 1. "A cause I do not agree with" is significantly longer to type than just mentioning the cause. It is as if the OP would think that his rant would get less sympathy if we knew what was he dissing out. I asked the question because that was the vibe I was getting and refusal to answer it pretty much confirms it. I was just curious why would the OP think that. I would have bought the rant regardless of the cause.

I will not mention the cause because doing so might prejudice certain members here and unduly influence their response.
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@People asking you for help for a cause you don't believe: Just shut the door and if they keep insisting (most likely they won't ) call the police. Arguments with people that you don't know when you could just stay inside your property are irrelevant and worthless.

Actually, it is a cause that I've given to before, and may well again - just not through this guy.
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I give you one point though. The second the guy said "you self-righteous..." he lost. it is impossible to call someone self-righteous without being self-righteous and a guy complaining about a trait that he himself had is pretty.

He seems to have become an embodiment of hypocrisy.