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Organizing communities - now we know...
On Sep 5, 9:41*pm, hk wrote:
The Woodlawn Organization (T.W.O.) is a not-for-profit community-based organization that consists of an alliance of block clubs, churches, tenant councils and other civic and institutional entities organized for the sole purpose of building a viable and healthy community. 4-H? |
#12
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Organizing communities - now we know...
"hk" wrote in message . com... Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: Always wondered what a community organizer does. http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk...mericas-c.html Now we know. Some of us knew. Those of you on the right who live lives full of nothing but self-indulgence. well, we wouldn't expect you to know about the miserable lives millions of Americans lead. The community organizers and organizations help them alleviate those miserable conditions. They're an outgrowth of settlement houses. But why would any of you wingnut turds know about those? Maybe because some of us have been busy working, or starting and operating businesses, creating jobs, paying taxes, raising a family and otherwise being constructive members of society. Why do you ask? Eisboch |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . com... Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: Always wondered what a community organizer does. http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk...mericas-c.html Now we know. Some of us knew. Those of you on the right who live lives full of nothing but self-indulgence. well, we wouldn't expect you to know about the miserable lives millions of Americans lead. The community organizers and organizations help them alleviate those miserable conditions. They're an outgrowth of settlement houses. But why would any of you wingnut turds know about those? Maybe because some of us have been busy working, or starting and operating businesses, creating jobs, paying taxes, raising a family and otherwise being constructive members of society. Why do you ask? Eisboch Some of my "ancestors" were helped along by the community organizers/settlement houses when they arrived in this country, and unlike the Republican wingnuts, remembered that help once they made it here and did their best to help those immigrants and others who followed in their footsteps. My great uncle on my father's side gave away just about all of the fortune he made here to organizations that provide first-line help to the needy. He was busy working, starting and operating a business, paying taxes, and raising a family, and ended up owning a significant chain of retail stores that operated from Maine to Atlantic City, and spent his retirement giving away virtually every dollar of his assets. When I graduated from high school (he never got to go to school), instead of a fancy graduation gift, I got a very nice pen and pencil set, an unabridged dictionary, and a letter from a charitable organization telling me my great uncle had made a substantial donation in my name. His children told me he did the same thing when they graduated high school. He paid for their college, of course, but after that, they were expected to make it on their own. He was not a self-indulgent wingnut. Neither were his kids. My mother was a first-generation American, and remembered the generosity of her poor immigrant parents, even in the worst of times. Her father ran a butcher shop in Boston. During the Depression, he made sure the poorest families in his neighborhood didn't go hungry. When he died, most of his estate went to charities. My mother was by no means wealthy, but before she died, we worked out a plan that enabled her to make substantial donations to a number of worthy organizations that help the poor. Oh...my mother was a Republican, but an old style Republican, not one of the modern, "I've got mine, so screw you" Republicans. Over the many years I've been reading this newsgroup. I've not noticed that very many of its wealthier participants ever mention what they do, financially or otherwise, to help those who could use a little help. Perhaps that is because most of those who post here are Republican wingnuts. That's why I ask. |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
hk wrote:
Over the many years I've been reading this newsgroup. I've not noticed that very many of its wealthier participants ever mention what they do, financially or otherwise, to help those who could use a little help. Perhaps that is because most of those who post here are Republican wingnuts. That's why I ask. The only person I have heard brag about what they do to help others is you, and based upon the facts, it just isn't believable. I really think if you have to talk about it, you probably aren't doing it. Sort of like the virgins guys in high school who bragged about how much sex they got. The smart guys NEVER talked about. The girls were more likely to enjoy themselves if they didn't think they had to worry about the guy bragging about it. To be honest, I don't believe any of the stuff you just said. |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
"hk" wrote in message . .. Over the many years I've been reading this newsgroup. I've not noticed that very many of its wealthier participants ever mention what they do, financially or otherwise, to help those who could use a little help. Perhaps that is because most of those who post here are Republican wingnuts. That's why I ask. I see. So, according to you, the wealthier participants of rec.boats, in order to not be tagged as a self-indulgent, Republican wingnuts, are expected to give a full disclosure of volunteer work, charitable contributions and "causes" to which they are involved? I think it's none of your business. Eisboch |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. Over the many years I've been reading this newsgroup. I've not noticed that very many of its wealthier participants ever mention what they do, financially or otherwise, to help those who could use a little help. Perhaps that is because most of those who post here are Republican wingnuts. That's why I ask. I see. So, according to you, the wealthier participants of rec.boats, in order to not be tagged as a self-indulgent, Republican wingnuts, are expected to give a full disclosure of volunteer work, charitable contributions and "causes" to which they are involved? I think it's none of your business. Eisboch Full disclosure? Of course not. Not even partial disclosure. My guess is that most of the Republican wingnuts here are not really involved in any charitable work that helps the poorest of the poor. A Southern guy I know well, one of you wingnut types, told me he donates to his church, and that is his charitable activity. Does his church help the poor? Nope. It builds buildings, pays high salaries to its ministers, buys them fancy cars, and sends "missionaries" out to convert Christians to...Christianity. I just wonder from time to time what "the rich boys" here do other than indulge themselves. It would be nice to know that some participants, especially the wealthier retirees, are "involved" in helping those who need a little help. |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
hk wrote:
.. I just wonder from time to time what "the rich boys" here do other than indulge themselves. It would be nice to know that some participants, especially the wealthier retirees, are "involved" in helping those who need a little help. I donate my time, talents and treasure to numerous charities. Thanks for asking. |
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Organizing communities - now we know...
hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message . .. Over the many years I've been reading this newsgroup. I've not noticed that very many of its wealthier participants ever mention what they do, financially or otherwise, to help those who could use a little help. Perhaps that is because most of those who post here are Republican wingnuts. That's why I ask. I see. So, according to you, the wealthier participants of rec.boats, in order to not be tagged as a self-indulgent, Republican wingnuts, are expected to give a full disclosure of volunteer work, charitable contributions and "causes" to which they are involved? I think it's none of your business. Eisboch Full disclosure? Of course not. Not even partial disclosure. My guess is that most of the Republican wingnuts here are not really involved in any charitable work that helps the poorest of the poor. A Southern guy I know well, one of you wingnut types, told me he donates to his church, and that is his charitable activity. Does his church help the poor? Nope. It builds buildings, pays high salaries to its ministers, buys them fancy cars, and sends "missionaries" out to convert Christians to...Christianity. I just wonder from time to time what "the rich boys" here do other than indulge themselves. It would be nice to know that some participants, especially the wealthier retirees, are "involved" in helping those who need a little help. Is your Dr. Dr. wife still spending half of her time doing "pro bono" work? Have you ever considered actually doing something to help the less fortunate instead of talking about doing something to help them? |
#20
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Organizing communities - now we know...
On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:52:42 -0400, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote: hk wrote: We do, more than you in most cases.... Prove it. Harry, we have all heard it many times, but maybe he forgot, tell him how your devote half of you and your Dr. Dr.'s time to providing your services pro bono to the poor. Now I don't know what the poor are going to do with cut and pasted articles posted in rec.boats, but I am sure the local authorities would be concerned if they knew a social worker was providing medical treatment to the poor. What does her employers think about her spending half of her time pretending to be a doctor when they pay her a salary to provide social services to the union members? It really seems that she is stealing from her employer when she pretends to be a doctor, doesn't it? Ahhhh what the heck, it is for the poor and children. You sure proved him wrong didn't you. Good question. As he doesn't have me filtered, this will give him a chance to reply. |
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