Re: DS, 08/08/05

The brain droppings of peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx were posted in
news:1123761606.641280.216010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 11 Aug
2005:

> Dann wrote:
>> The brain droppings of peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx were posted in
>> news:1123718607.480035.221500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 10 Aug
>> 2005:
>>
>> > Dann wrote:
>
>
>> >> Indeed. A box of home made chocolate chip cookies, magazines, and
>> >> paperback books is far better 'support' than is a magnet that can
>> >> eventually cause the paint to come off your vehicle.
>> >
>> > Actually, a donation of money can be much more effective, both for
>> > getting those sorts of items to troops or for helping out in any
>> > sort of overseas efforts. The various ribbons, bracelets and
>> > suchlike are perfectly good ways of saying "I've made a donation --
>> > why don't you?"
>>
>> It could be, but in reality is it?? I don't mean to denigrate the
>> many people that are doing some really nice things for the folks
>> serving overseas.....because what they are doing is really, really,
>> really appreciated.
>
> Something that does happen is better than something that doesn't.
<snip good stuff>

I agree.

<snip>

>> He's poking fun at the absurd notion that wearing a ribbon is the
>> same thing as solving the problem.
>
> He also labelled it to insult liberals. I think he was attacking lapel
> ribbons, worn by horrible liberals who stand by and do nothing, not
> the magnetic ones, which are worn by heroic conservatives who stand by
> and do nothing.
>
> Don't forget the first rule of DS: What's sauce for the duck is NOT
> sauce for the drake!

Back to the strip, I think the point was that there are folks in the
world that confuse wearing a ribbon with actually doing something
significant to solve the problem. Sort of like the folks that confuse
wearing a cross with actually living according to the pronouncements of
the guy that died on one. Or the folks that think that budget will
balance itself if they talk about cutting spending (while raising it
instead).

IME, the folks with the ribbon-wearing delusions are politically liberal.
The closer to Hollywood, the more likely the incidence.

Recently, there have been a few examples that refute that generalization.
For example the actress that was at some sort of confab that realized she
(and most of the people sitting at the conference) could easily write a
$20k check that would buy mosquito netting for people living in the third
world. She stood up and turned the event into a fund raiser.

You have said better something than nothing. I agree. But I also think
we need to be realistic about the size of our efforts.

--
Regards,
Dann detox665@xxxxxxxxxxx
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