A few years ago, I finally read "Lord of the Rings" from start to finish. During that time, I drew some artwork that I never got around to sharing online. I'm now sharing it for Inktober.
TW: Human trafficking, SA, torture, discussion of scam farms
I see a whole bunch of people arguing that they would rather risk giving to a scammer than ignore someone's gofundme. I also see people saying things like "I can't believe some sick people are profiteering off genocide" and like, me neither, but I feel like you guys really don't understand who actually runs these kinds of scams and what they are.
Scams of noticeable scale-- like scam asks being sent from hundreds of accounts to every user on Tumblr!-- are typically related to organised crime in poor countries, not Susan from Milwaukee who wants a new coat and has no scruples. People get trafficked by gangs to scam farms in Asia and Africa where they're worked to the bone and tortured trying to get idiots in wealthy countries to part with their money. Genocide profiteering is pretty much the least evil thing these people do.
Here's a UN article on it. Obvious warnings for content related to human trafficking and SA.
Transnational crime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are fuelling the trafficking of people, either forcing them to commit crimes or for s
When you donate to a scammer, you fund these organisations and give them a reason to exist. It's possible some of the fundraisers are legit. I honestly find it unlikely given I'm not seeing any from any other countries where urgent fundraisers would seem to have great reason to exist but which haven't captured the same level of attention on Tumblr-- the number of Sudanese, Congolese, Ukrainian, Burmese or Uyghur fundraisers in my DMs is a fat 0. In any case, there are safer ways to help.
If you want to help (which is great!) you don't have to take the risk of paying for human trafficking. Donate to legitimate charities which have the resources to safely and effectively ensure the money and help is getting to the right people. Funding human trafficking rings in Myanmar is not a good risk to be taking while trying to help.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused immense suffering, with countless individuals displaced, harmed, and killed over the years. Tens
I really do want to keep this blog lighthearted and art focused and avoid current events as much as possible but this has been driving me absolutely bonkers and I think it needs to be said somewhere. Please be scamwise.
I have been blocking and reporting at least one scam message a day for the past 2 months and they haven't slowed down. This is not like donating to some guy on the street who weaves a fake story, because he probably really needs the money even if the story is fake. This is not some guy. This is an industry.
And even if all these gofundmes were real, donating to a reputable organization does more good than donating to an individual.
Donating to a medical debt relief organization that buys off entire CDO's worth of medical debt from creditors at a fraction of the value is going to do far, far more good than giving the same amount of money to an individual trying to pay off a bill at full value plus interest.
Donating to a food kitchen that buys non-perishable foods in bulk at a fraction of the retail price is going to do far, far more good than spending the same amount buying one meal for a homeless person.
If you give more charity to gofundmes than you do to reputable organizations, just because it feels good to imagine a specific human face is benefiting from your charity, then you care more about feeling good than doing good.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the courageous heroes who will save America and Gaza...
The "Progressives" Who Won't Do Anything!
We are progressives
Who don't do anything
We stay home and we
Refuse to vote!
And if you ask us
To do anything
Well just tell you...
...We're abstaining
Well I wouldn't vote for Hillary
Cuz she was problematic
And I couldn't vote for Biden
Cuz that geezer's hit the wall
And I won't accept an ally
If we disagree on anything
And I'm not voting for Harris in the fall...!
Cuz we're "progressives"
Who won't do anything
We just like to act
Righteous online
And when minorities
Beg us to do something
We'll just tell them...
...We're "protesting!"
Yeah I love to harp on Gaza
But the fact that Trump would make the war
A hundred times more bloody
Doesn't factor in at all!
I don't care about the outcome
I just like some moral hand washing
I'm fine if Trump takes over in the fall!
Cuz we're progressives
Who won't do anything
We'll vote "third party"
Or not at all
And when Trump says ...
"Let Israel finish the job!"
We'll just tell you...
"But Harris supports Israel!"
Adult Who Does Their Research: "And Palestine! She wants to rebuild Gaza and get the Palestinians a free state! Can you imagine the waves that would send through that part of the world, if a WOMAN president was the one to help the Palestinians? The affect that could have on Afghanistan? Iran?
She can't magically end the war, but she cares about the Palestinians one hell of a lot more than the Islamophobic narcissist does!
And not to sound cold, but the war in Gaza is just a drop in the bucket of terrible things going on in the world that Trump can make a LOT worse! Not to mention everything here at home! Have you been following *any* other news?"
Look, I'm sad that Ro was overturned
The middle class is shrinking
And I do remember kids in cages at the boarder wall
And I want to help the homeless
And I care about transgender rights
Just not enough to vote for them this fall!
Cuz we're Progressives
Who don't do anything
We just preach and fap
And b*tch online
And if you beg us
To please do something
We'll just tell you
We're not choo-oosing!
Using violent insurrection
To overturn the election
And all of the other blatant fascist writing on the wall
Doesn't bother me the slightest
Cuz I slept through Modern History...
Adult Who Does Their Research: You guys are putrid.
....And we're happy to let Trump back in this faaall!
Are you an "activist" who takes action? Or just a dressed-up vegetable?
The dead dudes in the cave had problematic histories and problematic beliefs. Yet Aragorn ignored that in order to focus on the goal of defeating Sauron.
A true hero would not have compromised his morals. Aragorn should have flipped the problematic ghosts the finger and just let Sauron take over.
The affects this would have on his friends and family, the environment, and himself aren't important. At least Aragorn would be able to say "Hey I didn't vote for either of them!" when Sauron scorched the earth and enslaved everyone.
Accepting help from the problematic ghosts to defeat Sauron would be like voting for an imperfect candidate like Kamala Harris to defeat Trump.
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