Charity? Bah Humbug!

"The Guardian's annual Christmas appeal is aimed at assisting two very different vulnerable groups in our society: poor communities in the developing world affected by global warming, and those in the UK experiencing mental health problems."

That is what I call, 'The Tyranny of the Salient'. What humanity engages in, or is motivated by, is largely determined by what is most salient to the current version of humanity. The Guardian forgets to mention the 'third vulnerable group in our society' who stand to gain the most from your generosity and system-induced myopia - the bourgeois class (which includes both the material bourgeoisie[the conventional 'capitalist pig'] and the cultural ones ['artistes', celebrities, etc]).

The Charitable Institution is, indeed, when we take on board the extent to which it subsidises the aforementioned class, one of the greatest pillars of modern bourgeoiscratic civilisation. Where would we be without such an institution? Bah Humbug!

Guardian : The Guardian Christmas Appeal



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