tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post4241117159480661409..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: There is no such thing as 'free' lemonade.Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-32796922128601351372010-07-10T07:23:07.052+01:002010-07-10T07:23:07.052+01:00By implying that parents who wish to "shelter...By implying that parents who wish to "shelter their children from such things" should refrain from allowing their children to give away lemonade on street corners, you appear to be implying that this nutbag's reaction is to be expected.<br /><br />I disagree. I can't think of anyone who would hound children in this way and feel it necessary to give them a lesson in the ways and means of capitalism.<br /><br />His behaviour is far from normal. Indeed, it's seriously nutty.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-90748301239391596072010-07-09T23:14:51.975+01:002010-07-09T23:14:51.975+01:00I don't disagree, but neither do I consider it...I don't disagree, but neither do I consider it terribly shocking. People who wish to shelter their children from such things should probably refrain from propping them up on a street corner and encouraging them to give candy to strangers.Steel Phoenixhttp://www.theallegator.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-24190010197681568772010-07-09T06:27:46.034+01:002010-07-09T06:27:46.034+01:00I still think it's obscene that any adult coul...I still think it's obscene that any adult could seek to make such a distinction towards a child who was trying to be generous.<br /><br />Most of us would have felt the need to say nothing more than, "Well done". Usually we encourage children to share and to be generous, this plonker was actively promoting the opposite.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-70469804672236436512010-07-09T01:00:51.523+01:002010-07-09T01:00:51.523+01:00His point was towards the claim that the little gi...His point was towards the claim that the little girls had 'the spirit of giving'. It wasn't the girls who had the spirit, it was their parents. The ingredients came from somewhere, and the girls likely gave up nothing in obtaining them.<br /><br />As silly as the article was, the point he was trying to make is that these girls are being trained to feel charitable for being so generous as to give away the belongings of others. It fosters the belief that something comes from nothing, that we could all live off of the kindness of strangers without ourselves having to contribute. He was illustrating the difference between charity and affirmative action.Steel Phoenixhttp://www.theallegator.com/noreply@blogger.com