"DSK" wrote in message
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So you agree with Dave that *all* charities and civic and professional
interest organizations are crooked shills pushing an ultra-left-wing
agenda? What a cheerful (and realistic) view of the world.


Dave wrote:
A gross misstatement of my position.


Well, please state your position clearly then. You certainly seemed to
imply that because one charity that you worked for was crooked & driven by
a personal agenda, that *all* are? You even claimed that this view was
"the real world."

I didn't interpret his statements that way. But let's not worry about
specifics when blatant generalities are so easy and convenient to make.

Aren't AARP and the AMA civic organizations?

No. I don't know what the AARP is, but at times it appears to be an
under-the-radar, for-profit business with a strong political agenda. The
AMA is a professional organization, founded for the purpose of further the
agendas of physicians, also with strong political agendas.

In that case, please specify what percent of charities & civic
organizations you think are all right.

Locals, some church-based, etc.


I know only the specifics of the ones that I am involved with & donate to.
The Leukemia Society and the Nature Conservancy are the two main ones, and
they are both fine organizations with much to be proud of.

LOL. The Nature Conservancy is hardly a charity. It is a private
organization that buys and secures land to prevent its plunder. I have
given them a lot of money over the past 20 years.

I really don't know about the Leukemia Society--it may be a fine, legitimate
charity, but I'd ask to see their pass-through rate before sending any more
money.

Max