Comments for Guy Beres http://guyberes.com On Sunday ring road supermarket. No killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on On philosophies of giving by Claire McCarthy http://guyberes.com/2010/12/17/on-philosophies-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-79136 Claire McCarthy Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:26:56 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=611#comment-79136 Walking up and down Spring Garden Road, in Halifax, has to be the most difficult and heart wrenching thing I can do. There are many beggars there, asking for food, money and/or travel. I've always been taught that you treat others the way you want to be treated, so it was never a big thing for me to give a few bucks to someone on the side of the street. I saw a man one day, driving down the road in a mustang, beautiful blue, shiny and new. I recognized him as someone I had given money to a few days before, looked to a good friend of mine that I was with, and had a fit because somehow, this homeless man, was driving a car, whereas I was still borderline broke and struggling to figure out if giving my last few dollars for that week to him, was worth it. Obviously not. She took me back to her place and made me watch a documentary that explains how panhandlers and beggars have a society type thing, and that they are often far more taken care of then we are. It was a real eye opener to me, and to this day, I won't give money to any of them - we have SO many options here in Halifax/Dartmouth for those that don't work, and if they choose not to take them, then I'm sorry, but that can't be my problem. Don't get me wrong, passing beggars and handlers on the road, makes my heart hurt so much it drives me to tears sometimes. I can't stand it, but I have to just keep walking, otherwise I'd spend my entire paycheques on people that are more than likely actually doing well. As for Christmas or other holidays, even birthdays, I am a very sentimental person, and I honestly would prefer to write you a letter stating what you are to me in my life, how I cherish you and how wonderful you are. Gifts are wonderful yes, but only as long as they last. I would rather give you my thoughts, my heart and let you see what you are to me. That impression/gift lasts much longer. (sorry for the novel, Guy) Walking up and down Spring Garden Road, in Halifax, has to be the most difficult and heart wrenching thing I can do. There are many beggars there, asking for food, money and/or travel.
I’ve always been taught that you treat others the way you want to be treated, so it was never a big thing for me to give a few bucks to someone on the side of the street.

I saw a man one day, driving down the road in a mustang, beautiful blue, shiny and new. I recognized him as someone I had given money to a few days before, looked to a good friend of mine that I was with, and had a fit because somehow, this homeless man, was driving a car, whereas I was still borderline broke and struggling to figure out if giving my last few dollars for that week to him, was worth it. Obviously not.
She took me back to her place and made me watch a documentary that explains how panhandlers and beggars have a society type thing, and that they are often far more taken care of then we are.

It was a real eye opener to me, and to this day, I won’t give money to any of them – we have SO many options here in Halifax/Dartmouth for those that don’t work, and if they choose not to take them, then I’m sorry, but that can’t be my problem.
Don’t get me wrong, passing beggars and handlers on the road, makes my heart hurt so much it drives me to tears sometimes. I can’t stand it, but I have to just keep walking, otherwise I’d spend my entire paycheques on people that are more than likely actually doing well.

As for Christmas or other holidays, even birthdays, I am a very sentimental person, and I honestly would prefer to write you a letter stating what you are to me in my life, how I cherish you and how wonderful you are. Gifts are wonderful yes, but only as long as they last. I would rather give you my thoughts, my heart and let you see what you are to me. That impression/gift lasts much longer.

(sorry for the novel, Guy)

]]> Comment on NSW Fabian Forum: What happened to the Left? by Michael Webb http://guyberes.com/2008/09/18/nsw-fabian-forum-what-happened-to-the-left/comment-page-1/#comment-68922 Michael Webb Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:14:55 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/09/18/nsw-fabian-forum-what-happened-to-the-left/#comment-68922 Former Premier of NSW Jack Lang was more 'socialist' than self professed socialists. Jack upheld a practical programme of helping the working class through sensible ideas and policies which upheld the socialisation objective of the ALP. Jack also wrote that this was not to be confused with socialism. Arthur Calwell- former ALP Opposition leader got quite annoyed with talk of left and right wing factions when he wrote: 'those who say they are either left or right wing do not belong to the body of the bird'. God Bless Jack and Arthur. True Labor men. Former Premier of NSW Jack Lang was more ’socialist’ than self professed socialists. Jack upheld a practical programme of helping the working class through sensible ideas and policies which upheld the socialisation objective of the ALP. Jack also wrote that this was not to be confused with socialism.
Arthur Calwell- former ALP Opposition leader got quite annoyed with talk of left and right wing factions when he wrote:
‘those who say they are either left or right wing do not belong to the body of the bird’.
God Bless Jack and Arthur. True Labor men.

]]> Comment on The biggest, most destructive drinking game of all by DavidJH http://guyberes.com/2011/04/13/the-biggest-most-destructive-drinking-game-of-all/comment-page-1/#comment-66935 DavidJH Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:17:54 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=630#comment-66935 Yep, I'll drink to that .. ? Yep, I’ll drink to that .. ?

]]> Comment on Towards conservative oligopoly; east and west by Guy http://guyberes.com/2010/12/31/towards-conservative-oligopoly-east-and-west/comment-page-1/#comment-52985 Guy Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:31:33 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2010/12/31/613/#comment-52985 Yup it does, but so does everyone else in state politics. :/ Yup it does, but so does everyone else in state politics. :/

]]> Comment on Towards conservative oligopoly; east and west by Durga http://guyberes.com/2010/12/31/towards-conservative-oligopoly-east-and-west/comment-page-1/#comment-52957 Durga Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:31:06 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2010/12/31/613/#comment-52957 i get u guy but nsw labor sux :/ i get u guy but nsw labor sux :/

]]> Comment on Julia Gillard for full-forward? by Lachlan http://guyberes.com/2010/05/17/julia-gillard-for-full-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-50042 Lachlan Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:04:49 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=435#comment-50042 I'll take that bet now... I’ll take that bet now…

]]> Comment on On philosophies of giving by Guy http://guyberes.com/2010/12/17/on-philosophies-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-47724 Guy Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:56:22 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=611#comment-47724 <blockquote>No matter whether I give or not, I’m never 100% sure if I’ve done the right thing.</blockquote> I guess that's the somewhat frustrating part. The "good" thing to do from a moral or indeed christian point of view probably is not always the same thing as the "best" thing to do, if we are taking in terms of overall outcomes. Sometimes it seems that even the simplest decisions are massively complex! :)

No matter whether I give or not, I’m never 100% sure if I’ve done the right thing.

I guess that’s the somewhat frustrating part. The “good” thing to do from a moral or indeed christian point of view probably is not always the same thing as the “best” thing to do, if we are taking in terms of overall outcomes.

Sometimes it seems that even the simplest decisions are massively complex! :)

]]> Comment on On philosophies of giving by Michael Owen http://guyberes.com/2010/12/17/on-philosophies-of-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-47544 Michael Owen Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:54:29 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=611#comment-47544 Same. I often give something to beggars now I can afford it, even if they are pretty obviously panhandlers who don't need it. Denying beggars because they don't deserve it is expressly forbidden in my religion (because to God we are all beggars) but the "encouraging you to persist at the begging game" one always worries me. No matter whether I give or not, I'm never 100% sure if I've done the right thing. Same. I often give something to beggars now I can afford it, even if they are pretty obviously panhandlers who don’t need it.

Denying beggars because they don’t deserve it is expressly forbidden in my religion (because to God we are all beggars) but the “encouraging you to persist at the begging game” one always worries me.

No matter whether I give or not, I’m never 100% sure if I’ve done the right thing.

]]> Comment on Inequality: what price a banker? by Guy http://guyberes.com/2010/12/09/inequality-what-price-a-banker/comment-page-1/#comment-46882 Guy Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:23:26 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=604#comment-46882 That is what is implied I think, but I think there are probably different ways to frame inequality that would make it an issue that everyone was interested in. That is what is implied I think, but I think there are probably different ways to frame inequality that would make it an issue that everyone was interested in.

]]> Comment on Inequality: what price a banker? by Matthew Gee Kwun Chan http://guyberes.com/2010/12/09/inequality-what-price-a-banker/comment-page-1/#comment-46835 Matthew Gee Kwun Chan Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:55:29 +0000 http://guyberes.com/?p=604#comment-46835 It suggests that equality is a left wing issue not a centrist issue. It suggests that equality is a left wing issue not a centrist issue.

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