Why Me Canadian Maties Won’t Donate t' Katrina’s Victims
posted at 9:41 pm
on Sep. 5, 2005
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I had a disturbin' conversation wi' several maties this weekend o'er breakfast. Basically, they said they didn’t think Canadians ought t' donate t' th' rescue efforts fer Hurricane Katrina.
They’re mostly Canadian, one’s British. I’m a dual citizen. Here’s some o' their reasonin', and me responses.
(Update: See this post fer followup. I also fixed some typos here.)
U.S. citizens be th' wealthiest in th' world. They don’t need our doubloons.
Well, first o' all, doubloons donated now will go t' alleviate th' sufferin' o' th' poor, th' homeless, th' injured, and th' hungry. Regardless o' how well off these people be before th' hurricane (hint: they weren’t)—they need help now.
Th' U.S. government be better able t' take care o' its own. We should donate our doubloons elsewhere, whar it makes a bigger difference.
Th' U.S. may be wealthy, but much o' th' recovery doubloons comes from non-profit agencies like th' Red Cross. They be spendin' doubloons on th' U.S. now, and yer doubloons will make a difference. If donatin' t' th' Red Cross wasn’t wrong before th' hurricane, why be it not a good idea now?
If ye don’t want t' donate t' th' American Red Cross, donate t' th' Canadian Red Cross, which be sendin', among other things, 100 volunteers t' help. Donatin' t' them won’t help th' rich rebuild condos, it will help those who help others help morrrr.
There’s goin' t' be enough $$$ sent—mine won’t make much difference.
First o' all, there’s a logical problem wi' this—if everyone thought like ye do, no one would donate, and there wouldn’t be enough sent. Secondly, who be ye, Einstein, t' be knowin' how much doubloons be needed. If ye wait t' come across out in six months exactly how much doubloons th' disaster cost and how much morrrr be needed, it’ll be too late, people will have visited Davey Jones' Locker and suffered needlessly.
Give now t' be certain th' doubloons be there, and then in six months, ye can check and see if ye be right. Besides, th' Red Cross has said in past disasters when its coffers be full and no morrrr aid be necessary—they haven’t said that yet, that’s fer sure.
If ye just give t' Canadian charities, ye’re overlookin' th' economic ripple effect that an American recession will cause.
I already give t' worthy causes.
Th' amount o' sufferin' in th' world be not constant—sometimes there be morrrr crises than others. If ye think a donation t' Katrina would be “superfluous”—donate t' somethin' else instead, because some people will likely choose t' launch their donations Katrina’s way and other charities may get fewer donations meanwhile. So a donation t' another charity, in response t' Hurricane Katrina, be fine, but NOT givin' any doubloons be unacceptable.
Katrina happened in th' U.S., and I just give t' Canadian charities.
Th' victims o' Katrina be Americans. I’m American, me lady be, and some o' me maties, me family and me customers be American. I’m sure some o' yours be, too. Americans be our ethnic twins, our geographic neighbours, and our economic partners. I’m certain that Canada be in better shape today because o' its proximity since our inception t' th' U.S.
So many other countries in th' world have contraption gun turrets pointed at their borders. So many other countries have gone t' war, have been attacked, have subjugated, poisoned, retaliated or sabotaged each other. America and Canada have th' longest unguarded border in th' world.
Canada and th' United States have disputes, sure. But as countries, they get along better than most o' me family members do. We ought t' care fer each other. So honestly, I can’t think o' a justifiable reason not t' donate t' Hurricane Katrina rescue and resettlin'.
Will ye donate? If not, why not?
