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Originally Posted by Stare At The Sun
It has nothing to do with being lazy. It's the fact that people should not rely on others for acts of charity. Its a matter of principle, not money or effort.
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The Homer Simpson comment was not intended to suggest lazyness, despite the characters obvious lethargy. When Homer comes into contact with a situation dealing with charity, he actively works against it. His princeple is that charity is wrong to force on people, and that people would try to force him into it makes him angry and actively work to it's detriment. Remember when Homer writes down Flanders name in an auction, as a joke (in order to make Flanders pay for something he doesn't want or need), only to find that he bid $50 on a $100 bill, AND THEN Flanders donates it to charity. Homer falls to his knees in frustration. I was trying, and aparently didn't do well, to explain that I also feel that it is wrong to try and guilt charity from people. That's contrary to the nature of giving.