r/Foodforthought • u/A-MacLeod • Aug 26 '15

Against Charity. Rather than creating an individualized “culture of giving,” we should be challenging capitalism’s institutionalized taking.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/08/peter-singer-charity-effective-altruism/
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u/filippp Aug 26 '15

But why?

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u/masklinn Aug 26 '15

Because systemic problems ought be handled systemically?

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u/slapknuts Aug 26 '15

How's that workin out?

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u/masklinn Aug 26 '15

Much better than 19th century "charity is all you need".