Nats beat writer asks blog readers to send him to spring training

unfortunately, i think some are.

 

henryx2 started it, and it's a ridiculous premise. The two are have nothing to do with each other. If I give $10 to Haiti relief and $10 to Zuckerman am I a horrible person because I didn't give all $20 to Haiti? Am I horrible person because I chose to spend $10 on Mexican food last night rather than donate that $10 to Haiti? Wait, I bought a couple of albums the other day on iTunes. I'm a piece of shit because I didn't give that $20 to Haiti relief. That's basically what is being argued here.

 

Pretty simple, really. It all turned with this statement:

<i>"I'd rather help fellow sportswriters than give money to Haiti.</i>

 

I would. And a lot of others would. And a lot of others wouldn't. What's the point?

 

what about giving to a haitian sportswriter?

kill two birds with one stone.

 

What about giving money to send Zuckerman to Haiti?

 

What about giving money to the Nationals to move their spring training to Haiti?

 

As much as I'd love to give a few bucks to the Nats guy ... the $15 I sent to Haiti was much more well-spent.

 

The whole Haiti vs. Zuckerman thing might be the stupidest argument ever here. And that's one hell of a mouthfull.

 

justice and morality pivot over such issues.

the idea that it's "not either-or" and you can "give to both" is begging the question.

if you can give to both you can give to everything, which, as we know, is not possible. it's a zero-sum game.

zuckerman isn't really the issue. it's the "effective indifference" we have to suffering. unless it's in front of our eyes, we tune it out. and return to our pleasures, such as baseball. i'm not sure if it's hard-wired, or if it's cultural.