Bliss
Well-Known Member
Stop calling me mate unless you're giving up the buns. Damn Aussies and your weird speech lol![]()
Said the guy who calls all us chicks here, DUDE. Lol anyway 'mate' is like buddy. Pal. Dude.
I only know about this because my gf is involved in a lot of these save humanity causes and I've always taken an interest in feeding the poor. The major problem with those of us who live in more urban areas is that we are trained to ignore people because there are just so many that it's easier to live in your own little world and the things that jump out at us are things covered by the media all the time like obesity. So seeing little fat kids just jumps out at us so much that the skinny ones almost look healthy in comparison. You look at more rural areas in the south and midwest its fucking heart breaking. Most of us eat twice more than we need and give little to no thought about those who only eat half of what they need. But that isn't the topic at hand.
I agree with you on the booze thing as well. I've been saying it through this entire thread, if they are so concerned about the safety of the public then post the names of everyone who gets a speeding ticket because that kind of behavior causes far more deaths than firearms. But its not about public safety its about the personal fear of those who now understand what people like you and I have known for years. Safety is an illusion, place all the regulations you want but unfortunately there will always be those either snap and/or prey on the weak. And I for one would rather have a fighting chance than to believe putting all power in the "authorities" will keep me safe.
Yeah the rural poverty I figured as much. We don't see it, hence it's well hidden.
But my only question is how much of the hunger is attributed to lack of food, versus the funds allotted to feed the child is being abused by the parent. Aka drug abusers, or selling their stamps to spend on booze or smokes, or indifference to the social services avail to help feed the child, to outright neglect. I've seen this abuse of the system first hand - he had 4 kids, and when those welfare checks came in, they almost all went up his nose. His girls would often go hungry and we'd have to help feed them. Another thing we know the Govt has is the school breakfast and lunch programs and they are now instilling dinner as well in some States. Anyway, interesting stuff and as always, donating (healthy) food is always a good thing.