tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652295937726964782.post1407993627426117733..comments2023-08-14T07:09:57.263-04:00Comments on anything&everything: Another Subway Talekaren lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905540909994791438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652295937726964782.post-8416604485472419492010-10-26T23:35:03.678-04:002010-10-26T23:35:03.678-04:00yes, how flush, how cheery, how compassionate. an...yes, how flush, how cheery, how compassionate. and how judgemental. shaw's wonderful character, mr doolittle, who proclaims himself proudly a member of the 'undeserving poor.'<br /><br />but to be fair to all of us with our mixed-bag compassion, in the belly of the capitalist beast....when you have limited funds, as most of us do, you always do have to make limits on your spending. i don't know how desperately the smelly drunk needs his booze. but i choose, usually, not to pay for it. it will probably entail giving up something else that i'd have spent the money on, however minor, and i want to get my money's worth for my little sacrifices. i want to 'buy' that little pat i can give myself on the shoulder. those feelings, i suspect, govern most of our giving. i'm not sure it always boils down to the 'deserving' vs the 'undeserving'--or maybe it is, and the complexity lies in the unconscious subtitles we have for each category. perceived vulnerability can be a big part of it...karen lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905540909994791438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652295937726964782.post-46116905494085891352010-10-26T12:23:13.021-04:002010-10-26T12:23:13.021-04:00There's always that discussion in the backgrou...There's always that discussion in the background of the 'deserving poor' versus the, what, 'undeserving?' The separating out of the (perceived) hardworking victims of circumstance against the (perceived) lazy ones.<br /><br />How flush we're feeling at any given time moves that line between the two up the horizon.Ken Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352088132228110064noreply@blogger.com