>>Mike, perhaps we should start with the families who lost their homes and/or loved ones in the weekend storms. I'll tell you what impresses me: without any organization or prompting, entire communities have mobilized to help those families get back on their feet. Hotels have donated rooms and microwaves/equipment with no chance of recompense; companies have set up special deals to give hope to people who are close to despair after losing all their worldly belongings. Many of your countrymen will say "what did you expect" and they're right: that's how Americans behave once you get past the "country" thing down to the real people.
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>>IMHO it's the same with the starving poor.
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>No its not. A devastated town is hard to ignore. People living in poverty are easy to ignore.
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>>Even if you do believe in a God/greater being who may be impressed and may assist, it's still a gesture with no connection to the goal.
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>The whole purpose of meditation or prayer is to find meaning in communal rituals.
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>Perhaps I should find more meaning in Super Bowl nachos, rather than suggesting something as ridiculous as fasting.
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There you go with the sarcastic mockery again. Mike, it's not productive. Why don't you turn this discussion around by suggesting something SPECIFIC that can be done to combat hunger? You have suggested one specific thing, fasting for a day, but clearly that is not being perceived as on point. So suggest something different. Anyone else can do the same, you should just have the first chance since you brought this up (to your credit).