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Originally Posted by uniquemkt
I'll end up being way off topic, but that thread you linked me to.. I didn't see the episode, so I'm not fully informed, all the info I have is from that thread.
So first, before someone misquotes me or tries to misrepresent me, I do care about cancer and cancer patients, my brother lost a nut and my step-mom lost a tit, so this actually hits pretty close to home.
It seems to me that your thread was largely around the use off the term 'charity', which in the US is a legal term that describes a 501c3 registered entity. Unlike some other countries, I don't believe there are limits as to what percentage of money raised needs to go to whatever cause vs administrative overhead, so that event could have been through a 501c3 organization. Either way, the claimed financial data looks pretty bad, although it got the job done, so kudos on that. If I was from a country where a charity had to show 80% or whatever of funds going to whatever cause, I'd probably take exception with the ratio.
Otherwise, it didn't take long for the discussion to fall apart and not really related to anything, I wouldn't say that either side was representing themselve in a very positive light.
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The way I understand the event was that it was a content shoot/gathering of some sort and as an aside they also raised some money for someone in need. It wasn't a formal charity event and it likely wasn't a non-profit event.
I took offense at first because Gideon acted like it wasn't a worthy cause and to me it just showed his true colors. He is always smug and arrogant and this finally revealed him for who he was. It shows him in his truest form. First he bashes the event as a whole. when called out he corrects that and then moves on to bashing the way in which the event was put together. He then moves on to attacking me. If you don't stop him or just leave he will go on and on and on. He eventually pummels you into submission and will just deflect and redirect until he finally wears you.
I do admit that I acted poorly in that thread as well. Gideon used to have a way of getting under my skin. These days I only respond to him for the fun of it. I have long since come to realize that debating Gideon on any subject is like punching yourself in the cock over and over. The only time it feels good is when you stop.