The heaven and earth show this morning had some guy on talking about why he doesn't give to the third world charities, his reason is that every penny you put into a tin in the street just funds the military in these country's,
When you consider the amount of money raised in the first live aid concert, coupled with the numerous cancellations of the third world debt, added to the money raised over the years by collectors and charity shops, why are these people still living and dieing in these conditions, if I thought for one moment that me putting money into a tin would help these people then I would give and give, but are we actually doing more harm than good by making what I call donations of conscience, put a fiver in the tin if it makes you feel better, but what if that fiver goes to fund a few bullets that end up inside some child's skull,
Before anybody labels me a tight bastard, I give to several charities already, and I feel that we should be putting our own house in order before we get involved with others, ie in this country we have our own share of child cruelty/poverty/homelessness/mental health etc and that is before I even start on the animal issues.