It's For Charity

[poliphilo]

Stuart Hall's son says he should keep his OBE because of his charity work.

Yes, says Ailz, but he used his charity work as a cover- just as Savile did. It made him look good and it gave him access to potential victims.

My father-in-law was a Mason. If you challenged him about Masonic skullduggery he'd say, "Yes, but the Masons do a lot for charity."

As Dr Johnson almost said- and might have said if he were around today, "Charity is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

Comments

[faunhaert.livejournal.com]

Charity seems a new way of piracy.

The CEOs of the nonprofits have salaries of bankers

My dad 's. a pirate.

It's why he's afraid he's being ripped off
It's what he does to the folks he can

Now it's not just me seeing it
He can't keep doing it.
:8^}

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm getting to be increasing suspicious of charities.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

What sorts of Masonic skullduggery? Around here, Freemasons seem to be remarkably, well, boringly normal people.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The Masons used to wield a great deal of influence behind the scenes. If you wanted to "get on" in business or the police or local government it was advisable to become a member. There was a lot of corruption. These days that power has dwindled and what's left (in these parts anyway) is a network of supper clubs for very old men.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

There are also various showbiz types saying he should be respected because he owned up.

WTF?!