r/askanything • u/SignificantCrow • 4h ago
Political Question Are Republicans inherently selfish?
Not referring to every individual obviously but as a whole, compared to democrats/independents they seem to really only care about themselves or their immediate family and pretty much have a “f**k em” attitude towards literally everyone else. Does anyone else feel this way?
This would explain why so many are against social policies but have no issue dumping much more money into the military instead, for example.
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u/dgc137 2h ago
Donation to your local church which you attend on a regular basis and which uses that money on community resources (facilities, events, celebrations, social services like daycare, etc.) that you directly benefit from is not the same as charity.
Yes, many churches use a portion of their donations for charitable work, but most churches use the bulk of donations for their own operational costs. Some churches are very focused on spending their money only in their own congregation. The most well intentioned churches often find their budgets dominated by operations and struggle to fund things like missions. My parents are their (small, Baptist) church's treasurers and estimate that about 10-15% of their revenue ends up in the charity bucket.