Fucking Salvation Army bell-ringers! Grr....

[NightTrain]

It's not enough that they stood in front of my local grocery store ringing that goddamned annoying bell non-stop. But to add insult to injury, they had a boombox blaring Mariah Carey's Christmas CD!

Did I give them any money? Fuck no! :grr::nuke:

[Bombero1956]

1. got one better

I was in NYC near St Patrick's Cathedral. The bell ringer was singing on a portable speaker. Eeeek!!!!

[RoeBear]

2. Ahh, your Chritmas spirit is bubbling over...

...why should the poor people that they are collecting for get anything anyways? Screw poor people. Screw because of Mariah Carey.

[NightTrain]

3. No, screw the homophobic, bigoted Salvation Army!

I only donate to organizations that don't discriminate against minority groups.

Did I say that loudly enough? Or were you unable to hear me from your ivory tower?

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. That's nice, assuming everyone lives somewhere where there are...

... lots of such organizations, Unfortunately, in rural America, the Salvation Army is frequently the only (or one of the VERY few) non-governmental social-service agencies in existence.

[Tempest]

8. Having grown up and lived in rural America most of my life

Your statement is pure BS.

I've lived in towns with 150 people, and the S.A. wasn't the only game in town.

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. It's not 'pure BS'

A town of 150 people had a social-service agency located there?

:eyes:

[Tempest]

11. It is pure BS

It was a locally run charity for children of poor working families.

And it was very successful.


I've also lived in a remote village with 750 people. The S.A. went bankrupt at the same time several independent charities were thriving.

[Cuban_Liberal]

12. OK.

What an amazing 150-person village, and this from someone wholives in one of 2900.

[Tempest]

14. Amazing enough that I'm moving back next spring

I guess I'm surprised that a town of 2,900 doesn't have any people willing to start a reach-out program of their own.

[Cuban_Liberal]

17. We do.

We have six, including the SA.

[SidDithers]

4. I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to find a less-homophobic..

charitable organization to support. As far as I know, the Salvation Army isn't the only group out there helping "poor people".

Sid

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[Tempest]

10. EVERY town has locally owned and operated charities

I only give to local homeless centers and other local charities.

I don't give a nickel to the S.A., Goodwill or United Way.

[LiberalinNC]

7. Thank you

for making me laugh today! :)

[NightTrain]

13. Glad to oblige.

Nice to know there are still plenty of DUers with a sense of goddamned humor!

[quaoar]

15. Yeah, why give any money to the Salvation Army

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? If the fucking poor don't have enough to eat then they better go ahead and die and decrease the surplus population.

[NightTrain]

16. Because they're homophobic bigots, that's why!

Are there not more tolerant organizations that help the poor? Are there not DUers who don't feel the need to come across as pompous jerk-offs?

[quaoar]

19. Bah humbug

The Salvation Army is often one of the few social service agencies in a community keeping the lights on for people, providing aid for stranded travlers, giving shelter to house fire victims, etc.

Having served on the board of directors of my local Salvation Army, I know firsthand just how much good the Army does.

[DrWeird]

20. I hear the KKK likes to clean up highway shoulders.

nt

[quaoar]

21. Perhaps you can join them on their next project

[chuckrocks]

18. worst part

why the shitty music? or any music for that matter? what happened to a little light ringing and a bless you for the holidays? its a sad reflection on them really, allowing this sort of thing. it truly is more of an annoyance. shoulda stuffed a clutch cd in the pot!