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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Help Japan definitely. I would encourage people to do this. Not by giving money but by giving Japan the things it needs.
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So I suppose we just rob someone for the things they need and send it to them?
Most of the "things" Japan need has a monetary value, food, blankets, medication... tell me one thing that is not associated with a monetary value.
Money doesn't go there and become cash in hand to the Japanese Government or its citizen. It is used to help fund whatever relief effort that is happening there now. I can volunteer to go there, but I will still need to fly there , I will need to a place to stay, to be fed. Even if I fund myself to do all that, the people there will have need that can only be satisfy with money.
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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
Heck... give money to Japan if you want. It's misplaced charity in my opinion but I will never say the feeling which motivates people to give is bad.
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The fact that we see people going in and helping already indicate that its not MISPLACED. If money goes to a charity organization, and they organization never show up to help, then its misplaced. Again, the effort itself, the material, all cost money...