Philanthropy Expert Says Conservatives Are More Generous [while godless Libs moan]

Newhouse News ^ | 11/14/2006 | Frank Brieaddy

[fatez]

I could have told you this without his book, but his book is a very useful tool for support on our side. I work for a charity that supports children in the third world. I guarantee you that 90% plus of the workers and donors are hard core conservatives. I am also a student at a local university that is overwhelmingly liberal both in faculty and students. When I am in class, I always hear the liberal b.s. of that we do not do enough and we need to raise taxes. I love springing on the class that it is conservatives that overwhelming give and do not need the government compulsion that liberals seem to need. I also point out the tax returns of prominent liberals like Gore and Clinton that are so charitably lite compared to conservatives.

I love to quote them the line from a 'Police' song from the 80's (Driven to Tears) 'seems when some innocent dies, all we can do is offer them some photo on some magazine, too many cameras and not enough food, this is what we see'

I point out it is the liberals that are taking the photos and the conservatives that are feeding the poor.

[Ouderkirk]

Wow...this from the Syracuse Sub-Standard.

[The Blitherer]

When I am in class, I always hear the liberal b.s. of that we do not do enough and we need to raise taxes. I love springing on the class that it is conservatives that overwhelming give and do not need the government compulsion that liberals seem to need.

Have you been kicked out yet?

;-)

[fatez]

Nope, but it is interesting watching the professor squirm. Here is a hard core conservative practicing charity to the poor, it stuns them.

[Ouderkirk]

Yeah ....but they were USED underwear. More than likely they had lipstick on them.

[Niteranger68]

I disagree. Liberals are much more generous. They just don't use their own money.

[fatez]

That is actually what I say in class, 'it's easy to be charitable with others money, how about using your own'.

The silence is deafening.

[freespirited]

"People who drink alcohol moderately are more charitable than those who don't drink."

I'm going to take a wild guess on this one. People who drink moderately are probably more extroverted than people who don't drink at all. Extroverts are by their nature more involved with others. It wouldn't be surprising to find that they would be more inclined to want to help those that they perceive in need.

I am really looking forward to reading this book.

[kittymyrib]

Oh, yes, Hillary gave Bill's underwear to charity and wrote off each pair as a $4 tax deduction. Well, after all, they were very slightly used....

[EarthBound]

Nice

[IrishCatholic]

bookmark for later printing.

[napscoordinator]

I don't like threads like this. We are not supposed to brag or be full of ourselves for giving money to charity especially laughing at those who don't (please explain what is conservative or Christian about that). I don't know why they have to write a book on the subject. This is a horrible post. I believe arrogance is not a very good thing. We should just give more money to charity including myself. This is weird. My parents always said that you should do things because you want to not to receive praise. I believe we should think about that for a while.

[popdonnelly]

Liberals prefer to be generous with other people's tax dollars.

[popdonnelly]

Liberals are also very quick to call on somebody else to make sacrifices. But they never sacrifice anything themselves.

[ozzymandus]

He's afraid he might be invited on the O'Reilly show and be asked to tell the truth. The poor lib!

[BossLady]

Excellent post! Thanks!

[Niteranger68]

The silence is deafening.

Probably because most of them still don't understand.

[spunkets]

"I don't like threads like this. We are not supposed to brag or be full of ourselves for giving money to charity especially laughing at those who don't (please explain what is conservative or Christian about that)."

This is a political website. The leftists make false claims about conservatives. They're embodied in the claim that conservatives support starving children. Liberals and the left use other people's money and call it charity. Conservatives use their own.

The "we" here is conservatives. No one in particular is bragging about, or even mentioning their charitable activities. The theme is charity vs forced redistribution scheme, and this study is part of the fight between those 2 activities. Those promoting forced redistribution say that conservatives are not charitable. This study shows they, the leftists are mistaken, or lying.

[Incorrigible]

I don't like threads like this. We are not supposed to brag or be full of ourselves for giving money to charity especially laughing at those who don't (please explain what is conservative or Christian about that). I don't know why they have to write a book on the subject. This is a horrible post. I believe arrogance is not a very good thing. We should just give more money to charity including myself. This is weird. My parents always said that you should do things because you want to not to receive praise. I believe we should think about that for a while.

I understand your point about anonymous charitable giving but nobody is bragging here.  This is an economist who studies human economic behavior outside of work.  He is not looking to praise conservatives, but simply to document their charitable behavior.

Also, no one is laughing at those that don't.  However, I think it's valid to point out that those complaining about the speck in my eye ignore the log in their own.

No-one is looking for praise for their individual acts of charity but I think, as a group, we can be proud that denizens of FReerepublic are among the most generous.

 

[napscoordinator]

Valid points. thanks. Maybe I was looking too much into it.