indyaj t1_iqryumi wrote
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Post the party metrics for these fine acts of philanthropy.
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqrzhym wrote
Philanthropy would just be us getting money and then sending it to charities we do hands on work
indyaj t1_iqs9teu wrote
> Philanthropy would just be us getting money and then sending it to charities we do hands on work
No. That is not philanthropy. This is: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philanthropy
Which is how you portray your political group. Not a bad thing but why call yourselves communists when you could more palatably call yourselves secular humanists?
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsabhu wrote
- You missed the part after where is says “a gift done to help the humanitarians”
- We don’t only do what I listed feel free to go to the link on my post to read more about what we do! But we also do stuff such as fund candidates, organize marches, provide education as much as we can and many more things! Feel free to read up on it
indyaj t1_iqsaxs7 wrote
But you're Communists. If you weren't a political organization claiming to be humanitarian, then I'd consider reading more but this is how it all started and now we have China and North Korea. No thank you.
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsdqz5 wrote
That’s the problem, you clearly like some of the things we do but you’re not looking at us bc we’re communist, you’re the entirety of the US congrats!
indyaj t1_iqsf376 wrote
What makes you explicitly communist? Is it the desire to be subversive? If you really want to "help" then maybe call yourselves something less controversial.
I'm not a capitalist by any stretch. My mother thinks I'm a communist because of my criticism of it, but I'm not. The history of crimes against humanity should be enough for anyone to denounce it. Yes, the same could be said about capitalism but I'm not banging a drum about that either.
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqsgma8 wrote
We are the communist party though, changing our name would do little against that, we subscribe to communist beliefs, our party has been around since the 60s (actually earlier but it was called other names) it be like saying the democrats should change their name bc they were the party of slavery before the platform switch, it would be nothing other then performative
indyaj t1_iqshk9f wrote
Ok. Whatever.
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqrzcvj wrote
No, unlike philanthropy we don’t just throw money at problems, we have people that teach at shelters on how to forage in urban environments and how to grow food in small spaces. Along with we own farm land that we use to help unhoused people.
indyaj t1_iqs8ssd wrote
Philanthropy isn't "throwing money at problems."
Kiddie_Kleen t1_iqs986c wrote
It quite literally is the definition of it is “the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.”
indyaj t1_iqsb9ky wrote
Or :
goodwill to fellow members of the human race especially : active effort to promote human welfare
from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philanthropy
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