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Charity, the meekest of the Christian graces, has been long since dethroned, and her place is taken by the blatant braggart Philanthropy, who does his good deeds in a most ostentatious manner, and loudly invites the world to see his generosity, and praise him for it.
Fergus Hume - Madame Midas (1888)
There is something desperately creepy about Red Nose Day. To my mind it is not only matters such as high staff costs, political correctness and a suspicion that it can be useful exposure for fading celebrities.
It also comes across as a crude virtue-signalling game as used to sell so many totalitarian political moves. A sense that in spite of its charitable trappings, Red Nose Day is essentially the same political game.
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A few years ago the children in our daughter's school were told that on Red Nose Day they should all attend in clothes that were covered with large red polka-dots.
Funny, eh? And all in a good cause.
After collecting our children, we parents spent a good five minutes berating the idiots who dreamed this one up. Where can you get polka-dotted children's clothes from? At three days notice? And what use are they afterwards?
I think Red Nose Day may be on its way out, though. All the cloying sentimentality and totalitarian worship seems to have passed to the NHS in the past year or so.
Reminds me of the "red jumper day" a couple of years ago some idiot in our office started demanding money with menaces (guilt) for this charade, I reminded him we had a nominated project charity to which he had donated nothing, I also asked him what he thought about raising money for South Sudan, one of the resipients at the time for this "charity", by many metrics the most corrupt nation on earth whos president has aready stolen billions from its oil resrves and created nationwide poverty.
But it on the telly so must be a good cause ???
The whole charity gravy chain is under surveillance, but it wont stop the gullible giving their hard earned in the vain hope the pound they give will be a pound put to work, I did a piece on charities last October.......
http://theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com/2020/10/something-for-weekend-how-charities.html
The same discredited charities talk about lessons learned, people are occasionally sacked or moved to another charity or as in the case of sex molesting Brendan Cox who was sacked he now has the front to climb on the Sarah Everard bandwagon and claim women should be better protected!
I only give to local charities that I know are not feeding from the taxpayer already and have six figure salary CEOs, it really is a cesspit out there.
Organisations start off with good intentions. The careerists move in and supplant the concerned and the organisation is then driven by the careerists self interest.
Hence my argument that any organisation which has existed for more than 70 years or so should be wound up and relaunched (if still needed) with new staff (or new managers as a minimum). Hence my heretical views that the NHS is wonderful in principle, but rather more tattered in practice. And don't get me started on the BBC.
When I looked at the accounts of Oxfam a few years ago and found that it was really a government department meddling in the affairs of other nations in morally dubious ways, that was enough. I have read allegations that the monies raised by Live Aid and Band Aid went to the Ethiopian government to tempt starving rebels into "freedom camps". I suppose we will never know. But the charitable response to the Managua earthquake in 1973 - my school even forced us all to contribute - definitely go into the hands of the Somoza regime. It is sad to say that it is mostly about virtue-signalling, as it has been since Dickensian times.
According to a well-known anti-Beeb commentator, around £14m goes to the 'organizers' (BBC) before any gets plonked in the grasp of the various despots.
I think David Miliband is on around half a mill in some US cheridee - nice 'work' if you can get it.
Sam - from what I see, many costumes are now stocked by supermarkets in anticipation of such events. All very coordinated.
MrMC - and there is always some idiot in the office keen to take on the responsibility. They ought to be weeded out at the interview.
Wiggia - we only give to local charities too, although they are not immune from corruption.
DJ - I'm sure you are right - organisations more than about 70 years old should be wound up and relaunched. The trouble is, many such relaunches would merely be a change of name.
Graeme - yes it is mostly about virtue-signalling rather than actually doing something worthwhile for other people.
Scrobs - as I read it, that £14m is staff costs, the BBC just gives the TV platform, but I could be wrong.
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