"Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."
"Are there no prisons?" Scrooge, in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Up TV, a Hallmark type broadcasting channel which claims to want to uplift its viewers, decided it would be great fun to put poor children in front of a camera and give them a choice between picking a dream present for themselves or a dream present for their parents--because nothing says Christmas mirth quite like watching poor children squirm.
Who the fuck possibly thought that would be uplifting? And why is it that in America so many people think the poor must prove themselves deserving of the help they get? And why do you suppose they didn't use any wealthy children? Afraid the outcome wouldn't have been so "uplifting?"
To a person, each child chose the gift for their parents--and that's why America is built upon the backs of our poor and our working class.
Because, unlike those who sit in judgement of our needs, we know what sacrifice for the greater good means.
Peace,
emaycee
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