Which charity do you disapprove of?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 15:49, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Musical instruments for plankton.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 15:52, Reply)

Countryside Alliance, I expect

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 15:53, Reply)

Well, I don't exactly dissaprove of it
It's "Help for Heroes". I think what they do is good, but mainly I don't like the name.

I don't think there should be a need for charities to help injured servicemen since I reckon if you're sending people out to get blown up, the least you can do is look after them if they get badly hurt.

I guess you could argue that with any charity, ideally they wouldn't need to do what they do, but it's good that they do.

I just don't like the idea that anyone who joins the army is automatically a hero and deserving of some respect above someone who isn't in the army.

I'm sure other people have strong views so I'm happy to be told i'm being an awful person, I just have an overall negative view of it.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 15:54, Reply)

I feel rather that way about all charity*, as I am a cunt and very skint.
The government spends millions on aid - that's paid for by tax. So an (admittedly small) amount of every pound I earn goes to charity whether I like it or not.


*the 'I don't think there should be a need for charities' bit
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 15:58, Reply)

I'm with you on this one Al
I don't personally see how getting injured fighting a war that most of us never wanted and many even protested against makes one a hero. There's also the spectacularly obvious matter of "if you join the army you might get shot at".
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:00, Reply)

I don't think anyone joins under the illusion that they won't get shot at
Apart from that retard who joined the navy but refused to learn to shoot as he was a pacifist. He got jailed I believe.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:02, Reply)

that twat

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:05, Reply)

I assume he thought it was all about the bumming
My point is that there doesn't need to be a charity to support people who do get shot. Accidents which may occur in the workplace are the domain of Claims Direct.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:07, Reply)

You're right, there shouldn't be
but the government doesn't do enough to help these people so the charity steps in, which is commendable.

There shouldn't be a need for a charity to provide soup kitchens and warm blankets to stop people starving and freezing to death on britains streets, but they do a great job.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:12, Reply)

if you applaud the sentiment but not rthe choice of charity
why not do something yourself, for the charity of your choice. You sponsoring your friend, and him sponsoring you, would cancel each other out, and you could do something nice for somebody you do approve of.

I recommend flinging yourself off a crane. It's fab.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:15, Reply)

I don't like doing sponsored events
it's too much fucking hassle getting the money off people. I just give my own money to my own charities of choice by direct debit.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:16, Reply)

I dislike other people doing sponsored things too really
I don't like being obliged to do things. I give to the charities I choose to (and I do actually give them money) and resent being almost forced to do it because some cunt is doing something.

yes, I am aware that I have got some of you to sponsor me in the past. But that was the only sponsored thing I've done in 20 years.

I think it's mainly because I don't like feeling obliged to do something, not because it's for charity.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:19, Reply)

then stop whinging about it, you miserable twat.
Unless he's actively collecting the money himself, donate to whatever charity you like, tell him you've donated on his behalf, and slap him manfully on teh shoulder.

But I would still recommend you flinging yourself off something ;-)
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:20, Reply)

I've already done a parachute jump
And I think I might, I just wondered if I were to do that, woudl it be considered rude or not?
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:22, Reply)

I think it depends on the person
and particularly whether they have a personal reason for choosing that charity
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:23, Reply)

This is an excellent point, well put

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:28, Reply)

In my opinion, and I inherited this from my grandfather as he had a similar view,
is that a hero is somebody who goes above and beyond the call of duty. A civilian getting into a shooting in order to rescue somebody would be a hero. A soldier doing the same would not. A soldier is trained and equipped to do that. It is his duty to do so. A soldier would have to go further to be a hero, which is why the VC is mostly awarded post-humously, whilst the civilian equivalent isn't.

My grandfather was in the Army, incidentally. This is probably an important thing to mention.
( Kroney, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:06, Reply)

You are a bender
This is probably a less important thing to mention.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:07, Reply)

Did your grandfather have an unhealthy obsession with poo too?
Because that would also be an important thing to mention.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:11, Reply)

I think it makes the charity even _more_ important if the goverment should be doing it by default.
Personally, I won't give anything that goes to africa.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 19 Aug 2011, 16:24, Reply)