Open thread, Mar. 14 - Mar. 20, 2016

MrMind

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Still, it would be very wrong to describe rightists as thinking that everyone should starve who can't support themselves. Many people on the political right also practice and/or believe in charity.

As a rightist myself I'd like to point out that there is a massive difference in our belief system between being forced to support folks who don't work (you are a slave, changing this intolerable state is the primary goal of your life) and choosing to do so (a righteous act, golf claps).

0Viliam10y

I would guess that people on the political right are more likely to donate to charity than people on the political left. At least when I look at people around me, those on the left are more likely to say "why should I care about this problem; isn't this one of those things that government should do?". And those on extreme left will even say something about how 'worse is better' because it will make the capitalist system collapse sooner, while donating to alleviate problems delays the revolution.

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