Rich people often only donate money for tax purposes. Of course he would also choose something that makes him look good in the process.
If it was for tax purposes, the donation would be much bigger.Rich people often only donate money for tax purposes. Of course he would also choose something that makes him look good in the process.
I'm trying to forget all the borderline stalkerish/creepy shit that got highlighted when he married, at least put a disclaimer geez.
where did I say that?
the donation itself is a good thing, no matter how you try to spin it
More than that percentage, and hell, it's my day job.
Than you are not reading the thread if you think that's the takeaway, he can absolutely redeem himself, this maybe is a change but there's no proof of that right now.Not a fan of PDP but... "apparently you cannot redeem yourself if you did something bad in the past" seems to be a motto here.
I do, however, absolutely agree he should be using his MASSIVE platform to speak out against the racist, sexist and homophobic shit his followers tend to be about.
It's up to each individual person to decide when they feel somebody has shown remorse for past actions. There's no groupthink here. Different people have different thresholds.Not a fan of PDP but... "apparently you cannot redeem yourself if you did something bad in the past" seems to be a motto here.
I do, however, absolutely agree he should be using his MASSIVE platform to speak out against the racist, sexist and homophobic shit his followers tend to be about.
How much did he donate for the N word outburst?If he goes through with it, it would be a hell of a start to redemption
Rich people often only donate money for tax purposes. Of course he would also choose something that makes him look good in the process.
For someone with public reach, the value of preaching to the audience is far greater than the dollar amount of a one-time gesture that's supposed to symbolize what you can instead preach to the audience .oh wow, now he gets a 12.5k tax relief! rich people win again!
jesus, get over yourself. he essentially gave 37.5k which is still a lot of money.
all these figures are assumptions from my basic googling about tax in the UK
For someone with public reach, the value of preaching to the audience is far greater than the dollar amount of a one-time gesture that's supposed to symbolize what you can instead preach to the audience .
The donation and dollar amount means very little.
Change "one time gesture" to "recurring annual donation of $50,000", it doesn't change the analysis.Every dollar helps. Also, who are we to say that it's a one-time gesture? This video just came out this week. Let's wait and see what happens.
The world isn't so black and whiteI'm not debating semantics with Resetera today, sorry. Take my opinion or leave it.
Change "one time gesture" to "recurring annual donation of $50,000", it doesn't change the analysis.
A donation itself is a singular event and it's not some earth-shattering amount that will alter the ADL's day-to-day operations.
Directly, repeatedly, insistently spreading anti-hate messages to his audience would have value and impact. This doesn't. It generates buzz and discussion and then fades away and leaves the remaining 364 days of the year.
That's totally fair. I'm admittedly giving an instant reaction here because it came in the form of a donation.When I said wait and see if it's a one-time gesture, I didn't mean monetary donations only. I mean, I get your point, that's why let's wait see if his future actions would reflect this. People are so quick to comment with 'meh, this is only blah blah blah' when it hasn't been even a full week. If he goes back to his old ways then by all means, feel free to tear into him.
Oh wow 50K? That's almost 0.2% of his estimated net worth
€: Wrong math lol, legitimately embarassed by that omg. But it doesn't change the point i'm tryna make.
It's an organization created by Jewish-Americans to fight off anti-semitism. Think of it as the Jewish NAACP.Could anyone tell me what the Anti-Defamation League is?
It's a nice gesture, anyways.. hopefully.. I think.. can anyone tell me..?
Than you are not reading the thread if you think that's the takeaway, he can absolutely redeem himself, this maybe is a change but there's no proof of that right now.
I wasn't intending to call you out. It's just frustrating because if this is genuine and he is changing than that is great. It's just hard for me to believe that right now.Fair enough. I didn't mean to lay a blanket statement out. I've just seen a lot of purity test posts concerning people doing/saying dumb shit. With PDP, he's a grown ass man and should've known better and should've been taking responsibility a LONG time ago.
I wasn't intending to call you out. It's just frustrating because if this is genuine and he is changing than that is great. It's just hard for me to believe that right now.
Are you twelve?Don't bother Felix, you said a bad word that one time and resetera will never forget. We sure forget about other bad stuff very quickly though, I wonder why.
This is a good thing, not matter how you look at it.