I've spent a lot of years off and on volunteering with a local big brother equivalent.
Its always like 3 of us dudes (never any women), with 30+ kids looking for someone to pair with. All races, all mostly innocent kids in a bad situation with someone trying to make them have a better chance at life. And its just me and a few others usually pretty conservative or centrist dudes just trying to give our time.
The organization literally just asks for an hour a week from us (you can do more, but you have to do an hour to qualify for the tax benefit), a literal drop in the bucket, and not a single strongly Liberal person to show up and help these little Mexican or black kids not fall into gangs or drugs before they turn 12.
I haven't ever attempted big brother(a couple guys I knew from the service did though), although I've done a fair amount of designated driver volunteering in the past.
Its pretty fulfilling. Usually you'll end with up a kid who literally worships you as some idol, since their own father is usually incredibly lacking (which is why they end up there), so you are motivated to be the best version of yourself to be a good example for them.
While obviously just having a kid of your own is the best version of that for everyone, trying to improve your local community one life at a time still brings its own benefits.
That's the reason I'm also "off and on." I did it during the calmer years of my first two, and now with three I'm mostly off there myself. But I can see myself going back once my last one is in her teens and time is open again.
At least a few of the guys I met doing it were empty nesters in their 50s.
Exactly. I could at least respect a Bernie or free stuff supporter who also volunteered their own time to help the less fortunate but they truly believe the govt exists to solve everyone’s needs and “progressive” Christians seem to miss the point Jesus made about helping those in need
“progressive” Christians seem to miss the point Jesus made about helping those in need
Is it a miss if they weren't aiming at that target? I've noticed liberals never bring up Christ except to claim that He would allow waves of invaders or applaud tax slavery. They certainly don't want to hear the "stop being a whore and follow my example" parts of the New Testament, for instance.
Personally I think it's just a halfassed attempt to use passages and parables they don't understand as a cudgel. I don't think there is such a thing as a left wing Christian. Merely someone who is either lying to themselves, or lying to you.
Given how he is, I'm still surprised that not only got written and voiced but actually aired. Self criticism is... not in the wheelhouse for liberals so to speak.
Exactly. I’d love to ask a lefty how on one hand they act like America is hell on earth but on the other hand they demand the western world take in the entire 3rd world
A big mental shift we need in the US is to stop acting like the US is the problem if people come here illegally and have kids and then they end getting deported. We’re not deporting people that misfiled some paperwork or were a day or two over a deadline or have some kind of a polite grey area. I used to be more pro Dreamer, but it just makes the problem worse by rewarding it. Anchor babies in general also never made any sense. Can we go to China while pregnant and have a kid in the airport and now we’re citizens?
Article III Judges are already preparing to issue orders demanding these children be "returned." Here's the thing, their mothers could put them back on a flight to the US tomorrow if they wanted. No court order required. We are witnessing the purpose of anchor babies in real time and people are falling for the scam.
Operation Wetback had the same effect. Several times more ran, than were ever caught. All that we ever had to do to solve the problem was stop doing nothing.
You also have to stop paying to import them, which is what DOGE did.
We still need a lot more. Frankly, what's happening is that the judiciary is basically preventing a 'positive feedback loop'. ICE is deporting people, but not at the rate to manually throw people out of the country. They are deporting enough to cause people to self-deport, which does ICE's job for them, which means that ICE can move from terrorists with deportation orders to terrorists without deportation orders. Then to regular criminals, then to fraudulent refugees, then to visa overstayers, ect. But the judiciary is basically preventing ICE from exploiting that positive feedback loop, and convincing the illegals who haven't committed extra crimes to hang on because ICE can't focus on them yet.
Dangerous country, boy that's awfully judgey. Besides the crudeness what's the difference between calling a country dangerous as opposed to a shit hole
Why is their country dangerous, anyway? Presumably because of rockslides and lightning strikes, because it's definitely not the people, because we all know they're 100% law-abiding saints once they cross the border illegally into the united states.
For years I've had no problem trolling through reddit, twitter, and similar sites to keep my finger on the pulse of "the other side." I'm not sure I can do it anymore. These people are increasingly detached from the reality of almost every issue and their delusions are being actively encouraged by journalists and politicians. Damn, don't that sound an awful lot like a certain other issue?
Libs treat life like an exclusive gala or nightclub. Strict and capriciously applied Door policy and inside everyone is pampered by low wage slaves.
Conservatives treat life as an amusement park. Open admission and everyone is left alone to get their own concessions and ride rides by waiting in line like everyone else
Does she care? Or she just fetishizes being against the right?
We're talking about one kid, I assume there is some form of healthcare where the kid is going, maybe even private one, why is she not paying for some premium healthcare for the kid instead of trying to "own" the rights with some I'm 14 and this is edgy argument?
I'm told American healthcare is shit and cost a gorillion dollars for something as basic as a chest x-ray. We're actually saving that implausibly young cancer patient by sending it back home.
"dangerous country" after pissing your pants over Trump saying they come from shitholes is awfully hypocritical huh?
I mean I know your entire plan is to overrun whites and Americans and eradicate us through breeding while creating a slave class, but at least try to pretend you're not a subhuman worm
Easy solution for anchor babies: deport the woman, keep the kid and give it to white, Christian parents in a closed adoption, burn all documentation to make it impossible for the whore to ever find the child
Yeah clearly we should separate the children from their parents instead.
Also, abortion is murder. Sending a kid home with their mom, isn't.
This idea that the U.S. is evil for enforcing the law is insane. I don’t see her taking people in
You'll find that almost every liberal you ever talk to, has never spent so much as an hour in a soup kitchen.
I've spent a lot of years off and on volunteering with a local big brother equivalent.
Its always like 3 of us dudes (never any women), with 30+ kids looking for someone to pair with. All races, all mostly innocent kids in a bad situation with someone trying to make them have a better chance at life. And its just me and a few others usually pretty conservative or centrist dudes just trying to give our time.
The organization literally just asks for an hour a week from us (you can do more, but you have to do an hour to qualify for the tax benefit), a literal drop in the bucket, and not a single strongly Liberal person to show up and help these little Mexican or black kids not fall into gangs or drugs before they turn 12.
I haven't ever attempted big brother(a couple guys I knew from the service did though), although I've done a fair amount of designated driver volunteering in the past.
Its pretty fulfilling. Usually you'll end with up a kid who literally worships you as some idol, since their own father is usually incredibly lacking (which is why they end up there), so you are motivated to be the best version of yourself to be a good example for them.
While obviously just having a kid of your own is the best version of that for everyone, trying to improve your local community one life at a time still brings its own benefits.
Should have clarified lol. I never tried big brother before I had four going on five children.
That's the reason I'm also "off and on." I did it during the calmer years of my first two, and now with three I'm mostly off there myself. But I can see myself going back once my last one is in her teens and time is open again.
At least a few of the guys I met doing it were empty nesters in their 50s.
Liberals want the government to do everything that charities do so they can feel virtuous without all that icky work.
Exactly. I could at least respect a Bernie or free stuff supporter who also volunteered their own time to help the less fortunate but they truly believe the govt exists to solve everyone’s needs and “progressive” Christians seem to miss the point Jesus made about helping those in need
Is it a miss if they weren't aiming at that target? I've noticed liberals never bring up Christ except to claim that He would allow waves of invaders or applaud tax slavery. They certainly don't want to hear the "stop being a whore and follow my example" parts of the New Testament, for instance.
Personally I think it's just a halfassed attempt to use passages and parables they don't understand as a cudgel. I don't think there is such a thing as a left wing Christian. Merely someone who is either lying to themselves, or lying to you.
It's magical thinking. They think that if they can use the right
spellcombination of words, you will just give them what they want.Good point indeed.
This reminds me of the one time Seth Mcfarlane was based and actuallly had Quagmire call out Brian(often seen as Seth's self insert) for exactly this.
Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVFp8KTEw-k for context.
Given how he is, I'm still surprised that not only got written and voiced but actually aired. Self criticism is... not in the wheelhouse for liberals so to speak.
Yes. Great diatribe
These are the same people who lost their minds over Trump calling those countries shitholes.
Exactly. I’d love to ask a lefty how on one hand they act like America is hell on earth but on the other hand they demand the western world take in the entire 3rd world
A big mental shift we need in the US is to stop acting like the US is the problem if people come here illegally and have kids and then they end getting deported. We’re not deporting people that misfiled some paperwork or were a day or two over a deadline or have some kind of a polite grey area. I used to be more pro Dreamer, but it just makes the problem worse by rewarding it. Anchor babies in general also never made any sense. Can we go to China while pregnant and have a kid in the airport and now we’re citizens?
Agreed. And I wish there was a way to punish the dishonest media that platforms constant sob stories
Article III Judges are already preparing to issue orders demanding these children be "returned." Here's the thing, their mothers could put them back on a flight to the US tomorrow if they wanted. No court order required. We are witnessing the purpose of anchor babies in real time and people are falling for the scam.
Simple fix. Ban unaccompanied minors. The movie too. My ex wife made me watch it and imo everyone involved should be deported.
I liked that movie 😔
Straight to CECOT with you then.
Abortion is murder, but we don't need more dysgenic life either. It can be the right choice.
Cessation of welfare solves that problem far more easily.
>just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life
>just-fertilized ovary
Does she not know the difference between an egg and an ovary? Or did she mean to type ovum? Either way, kind of pathetic.
I'm laughing at the footage and videos I've been getting this week:
Reports of empty shelters along the Mexico border debunking the claim that these were refugees/asylum seekers.
A raid at an illegal nightclub in the Rocky mountain area catch over a hundred.
Florida cops and ICE working closely together to catch hundreds more.
It's happening at a rate that it's encouraging a lot to self deport than get caught by the system. It's great to see.
Operation Wetback had the same effect. Several times more ran, than were ever caught. All that we ever had to do to solve the problem was stop doing nothing.
You also have to stop paying to import them, which is what DOGE did.
We still need a lot more. Frankly, what's happening is that the judiciary is basically preventing a 'positive feedback loop'. ICE is deporting people, but not at the rate to manually throw people out of the country. They are deporting enough to cause people to self-deport, which does ICE's job for them, which means that ICE can move from terrorists with deportation orders to terrorists without deportation orders. Then to regular criminals, then to fraudulent refugees, then to visa overstayers, ect. But the judiciary is basically preventing ICE from exploiting that positive feedback loop, and convincing the illegals who haven't committed extra crimes to hang on because ICE can't focus on them yet.
"kidnapped"
sent home
They always play stupid word games to lie to us.
Dangerous country, boy that's awfully judgey. Besides the crudeness what's the difference between calling a country dangerous as opposed to a shit hole
Why is their country dangerous, anyway? Presumably because of rockslides and lightning strikes, because it's definitely not the people, because we all know they're 100% law-abiding saints once they cross the border illegally into the united states.
For years I've had no problem trolling through reddit, twitter, and similar sites to keep my finger on the pulse of "the other side." I'm not sure I can do it anymore. These people are increasingly detached from the reality of almost every issue and their delusions are being actively encouraged by journalists and politicians. Damn, don't that sound an awful lot like a certain other issue?
You have to start from the base premise of "we want all white people to die" and then everything they do at least has a coherent motivation.
That typically doesn't help for the sweeping number of white Leftists.
It really does, though. They're the kind of people who will overlook their wife posting "kill all men".
Libs treat life like an exclusive gala or nightclub. Strict and capriciously applied Door policy and inside everyone is pampered by low wage slaves.
Conservatives treat life as an amusement park. Open admission and everyone is left alone to get their own concessions and ride rides by waiting in line like everyone else
Appeal to emotion, found wanting, discarded. Next on the docket.
Does she care? Or she just fetishizes being against the right?
We're talking about one kid, I assume there is some form of healthcare where the kid is going, maybe even private one, why is she not paying for some premium healthcare for the kid instead of trying to "own" the rights with some I'm 14 and this is edgy argument?
I'm told American healthcare is shit and cost a gorillion dollars for something as basic as a chest x-ray. We're actually saving that implausibly young cancer patient by sending it back home.
>Oh you think actively murdering someone is bad, well now you're responsible for every person on the planet staying alive forever. Checkmate chud.
Forget the trolley problem, we've entered "chess with pigeons" territory.
"dangerous country" after pissing your pants over Trump saying they come from shitholes is awfully hypocritical huh?
I mean I know your entire plan is to overrun whites and Americans and eradicate us through breeding while creating a slave class, but at least try to pretend you're not a subhuman worm
If you don't personally house every orphan on Earth, you can't be against the killing of babies. Uck I hate this dumb argument.
You don't actually believe in adoption
I am a foster parent and the brown kid is my son. I have three others I might adopt if I get the chance. Enjoy your Molke Macchiato Sheisse
Easy solution for anchor babies: deport the woman, keep the kid and give it to white, Christian parents in a closed adoption, burn all documentation to make it impossible for the whore to ever find the child
Will put an end to this shitshow real quick.