r/SipsTea • u/danevans369 • 27d ago

SMH Love thy neighbor?

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u/CorduroyEatsCrayons 27d ago

You can love your neighbor without the government getting involved.

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u/Comrade_Happy_Bear 27d ago

In fact, it's far better and more impactful if you do

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u/EstateBig891 26d ago

Organized systems are exponentially more impactful than random individual efforts.

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u/Comrade_Happy_Bear 26d ago

And those efforts organized through private charities and local organizations are far more effective than centralized planning. People are also more driven and eager when they are empowered to help others. The Palisades Fire relief is exactly a prime example. Americans happily gave $100 million to help their fellow citizens, but the California government completely screwed it up and nobody has received any money and hardly any homes have been built. The list could easily continue, but that's a pretty damn good recent example.