Ursus A. Horribilis wrote:Silly way to look at it. I would usually agree with what you're saying. Let people do for themselves but if they suffer from something like this and they are a major business partner...and a major ally...in a very uncertain time in history I can't think of a more appropriate time to make sure that those that are your friends are doing the very best that they can in a very bad situation.OSBF wrote:
The smartest guy in a room, the one that speaks with wisdom and truth, is rarely understood by those of lower intellect. There was a time when I held out hope you weren't as big a dumbass as most here. I'm sorry I was incorrect, first time this year.
If we spend public money in Japan it makes us EXACTLY the kind of guy the conktards love to hate. You know, the guy on un-employment or welfare that smokes 2 packs a day, has a wide screen high def 3D hanging on the family room wall, but then goes and signs his kids up for free lunch at school. If he can pay for that TV, why the **** does he need free lunch for his kids? Pay for your own damn lunch Japan.
An ally that will or has helped us in this same type of situation didn't turn their back on us. I think in the interest of being a man about it I'm gonna side with extending the hand to help them up. The weaker your partners are, the weaker you are.
The test of generosity is when generosity isn't easy ... That doesn't mean that a person who gives from his surplus isn't being generous ... but you never know how truly generous someone is until they give from their own needs. Right now, there are tens of thousands of people in Japan far more needy that any of us.










