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People! There is alway's someone who mismanages their life and can't function at the most base level without a handout. Fortunately there is always someone there to hand it out,Now here is what I have a problem with.. The self rightous attitude of indignation shown to an opposing opinon. It is apparent to me that,for a lot of people, charity is a guise to be demostrative and self rightously arrogant.
Originally posted by murkraz
Originally posted by CerBeRus666
Even though I commend your action, I would probably have done the same, because of my love for dogs, I can't agree with this attitude as a norm.
How can somebody have a 12 year old daughter, and not have a couple of hundred bucks to pay the vet's bills for her pet? What if his daughter needed an operation, or braces, or dental care? What has this individual been doing with his life? This is, in my opinion, the reason our society has crumbled. No planing for the future, no personal responsibility for one's actions, a total hedonistic stance, the "certainty" that when things go wrong, somebody else, or the State will ultimately be compelled to clean up the mess that is their lives. What a total looser...oh, of course he had no money for the dog, but had a car, and apparently fuel to run it.
I would have done what you did, because of the dog, but I would then hate myself for having done it. It is because people have no responsibility, we have 30, and 40 year old irresponsible children running around, like headless chickens, in adults bodies and clothes...they have no notion of what it takes to become a being. Big daddy will always be around the corner...
More and more people seem to have forgotten that before their self-proclaimed rights, come their duties to those that depend on them, and to their own lost self-esteem.
And don't even get me started on unemployment, and hard times...this is why I currently love, and respect animals far above most "humans" I encounter...
Yeah. Just stop it already. You're either deliberately acting arrogant and self-righteous or you're unaware how bad you sound. Nobody cares for this behaviour. You have no right, nor the proper information to state what this person has done with his life or what anybody has, just like nobody has the right to delve into your business.
Not everybody is well off, and situations vary so obviously by a great number. To step in and start acting like you know it all and know what people are "doing with their lives", you get zero points.
Originally posted by grubblesnert
People! There is alway's someone who mismanages their life and can't function at the most base level without a handout. Fortunately there is always someone there to hand it out,Now here is what I have a problem with.. The self rightous attitude of indignation shown to an opposing opinon. It is apparent to me that,for a lot of people, charity is a guise to be demostrative and self rightously arrogant.
P.S. I wonder if the "poor" dog owner has money for cigs, lotto or booze?
Originally posted by CerBeRus666
Even though I commend your action, I would probably have done the same, because of my love for dogs, I can't agree with this attitude as a norm.
How can somebody have a 12 year old daughter, and not have a couple of hundred bucks to pay the vet's bills for her pet? What if his daughter needed an operation, or braces, or dental care?
What has this individual been doing with his life? This is, in my opinion, the reason our society has crumbled. No planing for the future, no personal responsibility for one's actions, a total hedonistic stance, the "certainty" that when things go wrong, somebody else, or the State will ultimately be compelled to clean up the mess that is their lives. What a total looser...oh, of course he had no money for the dog, but had a car, and apparently fuel to run it.
I would have done what you did, because of the dog, but I would then hate myself for having done it. It is because people have no responsibility, we have 30, and 40 year old irresponsible children running around, like headless chickens, in adults bodies and clothes...they have no notion of what it takes to become a being. Big daddy will always be around the corner...
More and more people seem to have forgotten that before their self-proclaimed rights, come their duties to those that depend on them, and to their own lost self-esteem.
And don't even get me started on unemployment, and hard times...this is why I currently love, and respect animals far above most "humans" I encounter...
Originally posted by CynefriElm
reply to post by muse7
You realize the fact you had more money than him was the reason you could do something in the first place, Right?
If you did not have this money would you do something? Would you pull a gun and force help for the dog?
No? I thought so.
This means your entire post is absolute selfish BULLSH!T!!
Do you not understand the Vets are obviously working for the same money YOU ALREADY HAVE?
What nonsense! Why would any moron like this thread? Are they blind?
edit on 15-11-2011 by CynefriElm because: (no reason given)