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Haggard Celine

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24. "Denying people food is anti-life, and cruel,

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 03:21 PM

21 hrs ago

it is sinful and evil." I agree, and I think that doesn't just apply to Americans. People are hungry all over the world despite there being adequate food. Farmers and others need to make a profit on the food they raise, so food often gets denied to the people who need it most. Also, some countries' leaders take the food available to them and give it to their supporters and deny food to others. The UN should work on that problem. That's something they might be able to do.

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Saw this on Facebook [View all] PatSeg Yesterday OP

Excellent quote for these times wendyb-NC Yesterday #1

Yes PatSeg Yesterday #2

On another DU thread.. Some 200,000 Little Free Libraries converting to food pantries.. halobeam 6 hrs ago #38

Lady Madonna BurnDoubt Yesterday #3

Children at your feet, Haggard Celine 22 hrs ago #23

Shitheads. BurnDoubt 19 hrs ago #32

This quote assumes that SNAP payments have actually failed ... but they haven't failed FakeNoose Yesterday #4

Every time the Government takes money out of circulation KS Toronado Yesterday #6

With all due respect, my friend, it is NOT failure and negligence. dixiegrrrrl Yesterday #8

Thank you for agreeing and supporting me FakeNoose Yesterday #14

Yes, it is a lose-lose for pretty much everyone PatSeg Yesterday #10

Also farmers who need that market for their product. tblue37 20 hrs ago #28

Arguably a civilization* wouldn't have an eighth of it's citizens on food support. progressoid 19 hrs ago #29

Far too many christians in US shit on Matthew 25:40-43 Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #5

They ignore such passages PatSeg Yesterday #11

And they point to Leviticus re homosexuality while they get their tattoos also forbidden by that book. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 23 hrs ago #18

Yes, they take selective interpretation PatSeg 22 hrs ago #20

Right wingers really don't like that part of the Bible progressoid 19 hrs ago #30

Hope I always remember that last line KS Toronado Yesterday #7

Yes, it is perfect PatSeg Yesterday #12

Feeding the hungry is not charity, it is justice. rustbeltvoice Yesterday #9

I agree PatSeg Yesterday #13

"Denying people food is anti-life, and cruel, Haggard Celine 21 hrs ago #24

We have never rid ourselves of the royalists or the sycophants who love them. LT Barclay Yesterday #15

That is true PatSeg 22 hrs ago #22

And those claiming to be followers of the One who said "Feed the hungry" won't do what he said to do. surfered 23 hrs ago #16

They rarely do PatSeg 20 hrs ago #25

A test of civilization, decency and humanity. liberalla 23 hrs ago #17

And now we're seeing the aftermath of that inequality PatSeg 20 hrs ago #26

Food Stamps (SNAP), developed during the depression, also worked as a price stabilizer ChicagoTeamster 22 hrs ago #19

I hadn't thought of that about PatSeg 20 hrs ago #27

Farm Aid started in 1985 and there's still one this year. It started with headliners like Willie Nelson and Neil Young ChicagoTeamster 14 hrs ago #35

"Feeding the poor is not charity--it is a test of civilization." cer7711 22 hrs ago #21

King Dump says the SNAP program is full of fraud and corruption Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #31

That is so often his excuse PatSeg 15 hrs ago #33

Absolutely. It's so obviously projection. Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #34

It's so difficult LittleGirl 2 hrs ago #41

History will remember the U.S. as the wealthiest nation to fail the test RVN VET71 14 hrs ago #36

Yes, though hopefully we'll be remembered PatSeg 2 hrs ago #39

A society is not judged on how well they keep their kings Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #37

Exactly PatSeg 2 hrs ago #40