Liberal Compassion Update

[Zam-Zam]

And/or, the lack thereof:


Try to imagine this scenario. A once-wealthy country spirals downward over the course of several years into a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. Starvation and violence are rampant. The economy has collapsed. Millions have already fled. And all the while, an autocratic ruler acts with complete indifference, when he’s not trying to crush dissent and blame other countries for the misery he’s inflicting on his own.

Under normal circumstances, there would be regular protests in Washington. Hollywood actors would be busy creating tear-jerker videos and making emotional award ceremony speeches. Musicians would be putting on global benefit concerts. The corruption, desperation and daily human misery would be above the fold in newspapers and leading the nightly news. It would be on everyone’s mind.

But in this case, the catastrophic suffering is being almost completely ignored. Why? Because it’s happening in Venezuela — a socialist state that the left has for years championed and now refuses to admit has been a monumental failure.

“Much of the Western left, including those who once had only kind words for (Hugo) Chávez and his successors, is treating Venezuela as an embarrassment best brushed under the carpet,” James Bloodworth writes in Foreign Policy.

It is almost impossible to describe what’s happening in Venezuela today.

Ninety percent of the country now lives in poverty. Food and basic necessities are scarce. Malnutrition is rampant. The child mortality rate has shot up 140% since 2008. The Secretary General of the Organization of American States says that newborns in Syria have a better chance of survival than those born in Venezuela today.


Complete text: https://issuesinsights.com/2019/06/17/venezuela-a-humanitarian-crisis-the-left-couldnt-care-less-about/


Bernie, of course, would love to bring that all here.....

 

[ObamacareForever]

And/or, the lack thereof:


Try to imagine this scenario. A once-wealthy country spirals downward over the course of several years into a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. Starvation and violence are rampant. The economy has collapsed. Millions have already fled. And all the while, an autocratic ruler acts with complete indifference, when he’s not trying to crush dissent and blame other countries for the misery he’s inflicting on his own.

Under normal circumstances, there would be regular protests in Washington. Hollywood actors would be busy creating tear-jerker videos and making emotional award ceremony speeches. Musicians would be putting on global benefit concerts. The corruption, desperation and daily human misery would be above the fold in newspapers and leading the nightly news. It would be on everyone’s mind.

But in this case, the catastrophic suffering is being almost completely ignored. Why? Because it’s happening in Venezuela — a socialist state that the left has for years championed and now refuses to admit has been a monumental failure.

“Much of the Western left, including those who once had only kind words for (Hugo) Chávez and his successors, is treating Venezuela as an embarrassment best brushed under the carpet,” James Bloodworth writes in Foreign Policy.

It is almost impossible to describe what’s happening in Venezuela today.

Ninety percent of the country now lives in poverty. Food and basic necessities are scarce. Malnutrition is rampant. The child mortality rate has shot up 140% since 2008. The Secretary General of the Organization of American States says that newborns in Syria have a better chance of survival than those born in Venezuela today.


Complete text: https://issuesinsights.com/2019/06/17/venezuela-a-humanitarian-crisis-the-left-couldnt-care-less-about/


Bernie, of course, would love to bring that all here.....

so what would you do about it?

 

[Zam-Zam]

so what would you do about it?

So glad you asked.

Individuals can help by donating to the Red Cross International, among others:

https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2019/red-cross-aids-venezuelans.html

There's also Project Hope:

https://secure.projecthope.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7434&7434.donation=form1&autologin=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9JzoBRDjARIsAGcdIDVmdHQFNsYpDG5PX2rm63ofaCXZZ57H6R--qsmE4aQhyGRQ9ewdLKEaAv0XEALw_wcB


Charity Navigator provides information on various other charitable organizations:

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7131



Still, the Left's silence on this is deafening. Perhaps it is because the obvious failure of Socialism is an embarrassment for them.....Next time some misguided soul tries to sell you on the benefits of Socialism, remember what it did for Venezuela.


https://www.ft.com/content/5cb83c1c-821b-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b

 

[ObamacareForever]

So glad you asked.

Individuals can help by donating to the Red Cross International, among others:

https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2019/red-cross-aids-venezuelans.html

There's also Project Hope:

https://secure.projecthope.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7434&7434.donation=form1&autologin=true&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9JzoBRDjARIsAGcdIDVmdHQFNsYpDG5PX2rm63ofaCXZZ57H6R--qsmE4aQhyGRQ9ewdLKEaAv0XEALw_wcB


Charity Navigator provides information on various other charitable organizations:

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7131



Still, the Left's silence on this is deafening. Perhaps it is because the obvious failure of Socialism is an embarrassment for them.....Next time some misguided soul tries to sell you on the benefits of Socialism, remember what it did for Venezuela.


https://www.ft.com/content/5cb83c1c-821b-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b

Do any of those charities keep statistics on donations by political party?

 

[Zam-Zam]

Do any of those charities keep statistics on donations by political party?

You are free to check for yourself.

 

[ObamacareForever]

You are free to check for yourself.

So what you leads you lead that Liberals are less compassionate than conservatives?

 

[Zam-Zam]

So what you leads you lead that Liberals are less compassionate than conservatives?

For starters:

Republicans Give More to Charity Than Democrats, but There’s a Bigger Story Here

November 3, 2018; New York Times

The political differences between Republicans and Democrats don’t play out solely at the ballot box; they also predict how likely people are to donate to charity. This finding from a newly published research project reflects a key difference, one tied to political affiliation, about how our nation should take on critical social issues like homelessness, poverty, and health care. The data also suggest that in times of political strife, both parties’ supporters pull back, making problem-solving harder.

Using voting and IRS data for the residents of 3,000 counties across the nation, the four-professor research team found, according to the New York Times, that counties which are “overwhelmingly Republican” report higher charitable contributions than Democratic-dominated counties, although “giving in blue counties is often bolstered by a combination of charitable donations and higher taxes. But as red or blue counties become more politically competitive, charitable giving tends to fall.” The full study was recently published in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Complete text: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/republicans-give-more-to-charity-than-democrats-but-theres-a-bigger-story-here/


Also:

According to Times columnist Paul Sullivan, “Red counties, which are overwhelmingly Republican, tend to report higher charitable contributions than Democrat-dominated blue counties.” Sullivan was referencing a study published last month in the academic journal, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. The study was a creation of four research professors “who set out to explore how political differences affect charitable giving.” As Sullivan noted in his analysis of the report, the “more Republican a county is, the more its residents report charitable contributions.”

Further about the study, it should be said up front how the researchers acknowledged that in analyzing itemized tax returns in over 3,000 counties, “they were looking at a more affluent slice of donors.” This rates mention given the presumed desire among some to suggest an economic slant to the study’s findings. More realistically, any study of charitable giving is going to have an affluent slant to it when it’s understood how charitable the rich are. As Arthur Brooks showed in his 2006 book Who Really Cares, U.S. households in the top 10 percent of income accounted for at least a quarter of all money donated, while U.S. households with net worths of over a million dollars were the source of over half of all charitable gifts. Brooks’s study also confirmed what the more recent one did: Republicans give more than Democrats do to charity, and do so at all levels of income.

Taken together, the two studies mentioned exist as inconvenient truths for those who equate wealth with a lack of charity and/or overall stinginess. America’s rich are plainly quite generous, and then America’s Republican rich are statistically quite a bit more generous than are Democrats. The latter is particularly inconvenient for a left desperate to paint a picture of “rich” and “Republican” as something that’s indicative of haughty disdain for the poor and unwell.


Complete text: https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2018/11/06/whatever_you_may_think_of_republicans_dont_call_them_stingy_103479.html



So, there's that.

Meanwhile, Venezuela.

 

[ObamacareForever]

Meanwhile, Venezuela.

There are poorer countries with countries with higher infant mortality rates, why would I give to Venezuela instead of them?

 

[Winston]

so what would you do about it?

A cheap fence. In front of a mine field. Bring your kids

 

[Zam-Zam]

There are poorer countries with countries with higher infant mortality rates, why would I give to Venezuela instead of them?

It's up to you. You can help them, or you can ignore them. It's a not zero-sum.

 

[ObamacareForever]

It's up to you. You can help them, or you can ignore them. It's a not zero-sum.

My charity budget is actually a zero-sum. why would I getting the most bang for my charity dollar in Venezuela instead of Somalia?

 

[Zam-Zam]

My charity budget is actually a zero-sum. why would I getting the most bang for my charity dollar in Venezuela instead of Somalia?

Do what's in your heart. It's not for me to tell you what to decide.

 

[ObamacareForever]

Do what's in your heart. It's not for me to tell you what to decide.

Will you attack me as lacking compassion?

 

[Zam-Zam]

Will you attack me as lacking compassion?

Is that your concern?

Rather myopic, no?

 

[ObamacareForever]

Is that your concern?

Rather myopic, no?

Aren't you trying to shame liberals into being more "compassionate"?

 

[Zam-Zam]

Aren't you trying to shame liberals into being more "compassionate"?

Again, why are you concerned with how you might appear to others?

If you wish to help. there are avenues. If you don't wish to help, that's your choice. What I think about it shouldn't be on your radar.

 

[ObamacareForever]

Again, why are you concerned with how you might appear to others?

If you wish to help. there are avenues. If you don't wish to help, that's your choice. What I think about it shouldn't be on your radar.

Why are implying liberals lack compassion? Don't you have anything better to do than judge liberals?

 

[Zam-Zam]

Why are implying liberals lack compassion? Don't you have anything better to do than judge liberals?

Read the article. Decide for yourself. I'm fine with that.

 

[Deleted member 21794]

So what you leads you lead that Liberals are less compassionate than conservatives?

Maybe because it's proven fact?

 

[Deleted member 21794]

There are poorer countries with countries with higher infant mortality rates, why would I give to Venezuela instead of them?

Because you leftists are supposed to really care about brown people to the south.