The bandwagon is just another trap we fall into, not the bandwagon of yesteryear such as community or the Joneses, but the truest form is now the countercultures themselves.
Every counterculture that springs up will be marketed and recognized for what it is. We are in an age where everything large and small is quantified and re-packaged. There is no such thing as people and nature, just human and natural resources. We have nothing left to do but watch as the last whimper is given by the poorest of this toilet earth as it flushes them away as usual.
It's not worth the time to document the struggle itself as many have done so in far greater depth and detail from many points of view that are far kinder than mine, but I will say this:
IF YOU ARE POOR, KILL YOURSELF.
There is no aid coming soon, and no helping hand. When this country withers and dies like all the others you will watch as everything you ever cared about vanishes into nostalgia and the memory hole.
Any worm with half a brain could see that we haven't been the same since 9-11-2001. The world isn't broke, the bankers just watched Fight Club and reset the debt record themselves by smashing their own buildings. TYLER DURDEN WOULD BE PROUD.
So pick your flavor of the month, are you into animal rights? Saving the rainforest any time soon? Do you want to help the poor? Do you want to help an idiot learn to read?
Start your own charity and skim off the top to pay off your employees and yourself. It is 100% LEGAL panhandling. The next time you see that salvation army twit on Christmas, kick their bucket and stomp the bell flat with your foot. The jig is up! You know the score!
The truth is that you can't help anyone. DARWIN KNOWS BEST!
People can only help themselves, period. A helping hand is not a kick in the ass, so know the difference.
SAVE YOURSELF.
The next time one of your friends tries to get you into one of their movements or little scam for the ham charities, just remember how easy it is to become a celebrity in the right circles.
FUCK ME MY PUPPY IS A RESCUE!
I'M NOT A CHEAP JERK I'M SAVING THE PLANET WITH MY FAUX LEATHER!
FUCK THE SYSTEM, THE MAN IS KEEPING ME DOWN, LETS BUY LUNCH ON EBT...
Humanitarians are aptly named because they prey on people, namely the good natured! If you have a heart and soul left in that hollow shell of a man, they know outright how to push your buttons to drain your wallet for their little cause.
DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT GIVE TO CHARITY EVER!
You have to put the oxygen mask on yourselves first.
The minute you give to others it will hurt them more than you. The first thing they teach you in psychology is not to be an ENABLER. Give anyone money who is broke and come back in a month. Guess what? They will still be broke.
The charity you start will be a real tax exempt organization protected under non-profit status. Your employees will be paid a wage based on their qualifications. You will not need much else to be able to start this kind of thing. In fact if you have a phone and internet access you are off to a great start. Being able to print flyers and place coin banks on the counters of local businesses works as well.
Did I mention the street cred you get with this kind of racket? It washes your sins away better than church and you don't even have to go. The best part is it will get you more pussy than a rescue dog any day.
What are you waiting for? Start your business.