So much better to be able look down on those clueless pushovers who were foolish enough to actually lend assistance to the poor, as you clutch your pocketbook to your bosom, justifying a selfishness that is so complete that you would not even part with a pittance.
"Clueless pushovers?" Not necessarily. More like "misguided victims of their own guilt."
as you clutch your pocketbook to your bosom,
You forgot the part about stealing Tiny Tim's crutch to sell for firewood and kicking the old lady out of her wheelchair just for laughs ...
justifying a selfishness
Is it "selfish" to want to keep that which is mine? Is it selfish to deny sustenance to those that haven't earned it? Is it selfish to give a man a fish when he needs to learn to fish for himself? Then I wear the title with pride.
Then there's the matter of "justifying." I needn't justify my actions to you or anyone else. The money is mine, not the panhandlers'. How I dispose of it is entirely my own decision and no one else's -- regardless of how vastly superior their moral fiber.
you would not even part with a pittance.
So are you to be admired for having the self-described decency to actually part with a pittance? If it is so trivial, how can you be said to be generous in your giving? It means nothing to you so is of no consequence, yet you trumpet your gift as though it were infinite largesse.
Spare me the guilt trip. I could walk by bums all day long with cnotes dripping from my vest pockets and not feel bad. But then, I'm not holier than thou.