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cgod  ·  2363 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Would you help a smart, ambitious young father in Gaza?

We've given money to a person that helps local refugees in our community. We know the person and have some degree of immediate knowledge of what our money has gone towards.

I'd never give money to some random person on Facebook, no matter how tough their story is. Odds are they are on the make. My personal opinion is that you are probably on the make. It might be a flaw in my character but I've watched enough people get strung along by a good bit of story telling to use a good deal of caution when people have their hands out.

Sorry if that offends you, hope you aren't getting taken and I hope you aren't pretending to be something you aren't to make a sleazy buck.





user-inactivated  ·  2363 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude. That's lil's boyfriend.

cgod  ·  2363 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Please don't call me dude.

If it were my mom's boyfriend I'd be paying for a background check.

user-inactivated  ·  2362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Then do that, instead of using your cynicism to try and suppress the man's big heart and desire to help others in need. Or do nothing and walk on by. Anything other than propagating cynicism.

cgod  ·  2360 days ago  ·  link  ·  

fuck off you little shit

user-inactivated  ·  2359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

...wow. Did "Don't be so cynical" hit a nerv? I was sure I'm talking to a reasonable, thoughtful person.

cgod  ·  2359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think it's more about who it's coming from than what was said.

Go fuck yourself!

user-inactivated  ·  2359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I never said a bad word towards you, or about your business, or about your values and beliefs. You never objected to anything I had to say.

I expected better of you.

tacocat  ·  2360 days ago  ·  link  ·  

cgod  ·  2360 days ago  ·  link  ·  

lol.

It's a sad thing not a happy thing but the sentiment isn't disingenuous.