I’m putting this on my political page because I want to make a shout out. To politically left-leaning types: we can’t let children starve! To right-wingers–prove to the lefties that charity is not dead! To libertarians: the same! As many of my left-leaning friends often say to me, “we are all in this together.” So let’s help out. My friend Kurt is going all out to make this happen. Please donate! Here is the link:
http://twv.convio.net/site/TR/30HourFamine/30HourFamine?px=1144096&pg=personal&fr_id=1310
From the page:
During this event we go without food for 30 hours and do community service project that help raise awareness for and help local and world hunger relief efforts. What this event teaches me each year is how each of us can make a big impact if our efforts come together through an organization like World Vision. Over the past 16 years I have read the depressing statistics such as ‘a child dies from hunger every 10 seconds’ … but looking back I realise that it used to read ‘every 3 seconds’!
From the time it took for you to read this, many children have already died of hunger, according to Kurt’s quoted statistics. Starvation is brought about because of government interference in the free market. So since we have to put up with thugs stealing energy from productive people and putting them into poverty, enlightened people like you and I have to take up the slack. And, since the time interval has increased from 3 seconds to 10 seconds, that means we are making a difference!
So what are you waiting for? Click the link and pledge! Thanks!
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