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By the way, there has been some bashing going on, talk of "hypocrisy" and "self-aggrandizement," but...
What's really important is that the money and supplies actually get to the right place.
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(I mean, at times like these, you need to be careful of "smooth talkers")
(People also get taken in by rumors and chain emails)
(There are people who plot nasty schemes)
(Of course it's really foolish to put up collateral)
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It's not easy to figure these things out sometimes. There's a lot to take in.
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What's important is
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Maybe there is hypocrisy and self-aggrandizement involved, but what's important is that the money and supplies go to the right place.
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That's what the people in the areas hit by the disaster need.
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The point is, to help them, in a practical sense.
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Try not to use words like "hypocrisy" and "self-aggrandizement" too lightly.
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If putting my name or face on a campaign gets more people to donate money and supplies, I'll put my name or face on that campaign.
Collect the donations, and send them to Tohoku.
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That is the important thing.
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Whatever my "feelings" about it are...that stuff can come later.
IMAI 13:38
Thank You!
ReplyDelete:S btw :S i wrote a song for Japanese People... but... i dont know if i should post to them or not... maybe They will think i m just using this tragedy to become famous... i dont really know what to do... or... they would hang on withouth my help too right? (no i will not post it here)
Imai makes a lot of good points here - I've been delaying donating because here in the U.S. there are a number of places taking donations only to withhold them for a certain amount of time (phone companies accepting text donations are holding the funds for up to three months) before sending them to the organization you choose. Obviously if they hold the money for long enough, they can make some money of their own off of it. It makes me sick to think that those companies and organizations could be so heartless.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm taking Imai's advice and being very careful of where I donate to.
Thank you for the translation, take care~
I am curious though if any posters (or Cayce) had any personal suggestions about good organizations to donate to?
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that comes to mind to me is the Red Cross. This also, is the organization that Imai chose for his art auction money to go to, if I'm not mistaken.