Tiptup said:lordjedi said:Of course not, but I don't go around planning and executing attacks on people simply because of where they're from.
Huh?
Uhh . . . hmm. Your other point that you have a family and can't go to India is definitely interesting.
Do you believe I was advocating that you go to India and help people in the most direct sense possible? Do you believe I think you should help people in India even if it means shirking your familial responsibilities?
Your illogical view of "purity" makes you sound like you come from a Roman Catholic background, lordjedi. :)
I'm pretty sure just about everyone here already knows I'm Catholic from the politics thread. I don't know how my view of "purity" is illogical either. Purity, in my mind, is unattainable by a mere person. You can try to be as pure as possible, but things will always pop up that will cause you to deviate. At that point, you can either beat yourself up over it or try to correct yourself back onto the path. You can also go the opposite direction, throw purity out the window, and just do whatever the hell you please. So how is my view of "purity" illogical?
Obviously dropping all of my responsibilities to my family would be a stupid thing to do (maybe that's what you were referring to), but from what you said, not doing anything to help the people in India isn't doing enough. In order to do anything, we all have to make a sacrifice somewhere. I could send $20 to a charity, but then that's $20 that doesn't go to my family. I also can't be assured that the people that need it get it if I send money.
It sounded like you were advocating that we do everything possible to show that we care for the people involved in the attacks. It sounded like you were advocating we do everything possible in every situation to help everyone involved. For me, there's just no way I can do everything possible. My point was that I'm not going to drop everything in my life to fly 10000 miles just to show that I care. If I were willing to do that, then I'd sell all my possessions and become a missionary. Instead, I will come out against any and all terrorists attacks. Beyond that though, there's nothing I can do. And sitting here behind a monitor and keyboard doesn't help the people in India one bit.
I can send money, I can send prayers. Sure, I can talk about it, but that doesn't help them, does it?