Whose Compassion

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear BHS,

If you drank coffee the way it was meant to be drunk, you'd know that Tim Horton's coffee tastes like burnt pond scum mixed with dishwasher detergent

To each their own...I find Starbuck's coffee to be so bitter it tastes like they use iron tailings and gunpowder in the grinds. The only reason it enjoys 'cult status' is that it is 8 dollars a cup...Mind you, some people like liver, too.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear August1991,

Jews wonder about how to do the "right thing", to be "good", to be "moral".

Indeed, although they seem to work backwards through the problems. (I read "Ask the Rabbi" from Arutz Sheva often)

"Never put a stumbling block before the blind" is an oft quoted phrase amongst moralizing Jews. Meaning, always consider the moral implications of how your own actions will influence the actions of others.

To each according to his needs, from each according to his means. Jewish, Christian, Muslim morality in the extreme. (What morality?

It is good/moral to give but according to different, more sophisticated criteria.)

The 'more sophisticated criteria' usually means the bastardized 'religious text version' of the original message put out by those religions.

the bourgeoise told me to give money to poor men instead. "The women just get pregnant. The men have problems." How to decide when you can't be Good always?)

As I say, the 'bourgoise's opinion on the matter is irrelevant, and has no bearing on your action.

Fair. Thelonious, I chose to respond because you used that word

It comes back to the debate Hugo and I once had over 'what is a 'right'.

(In French, it is badly translated as équitable)

So, is it moral/good to be "fair"? Is that how the modern world defines "compassion"?

In the 'free enterprise' system, 'equitable' is an impossibility, therefore 'fairness' implies a choice on a moral level. Morality itself has no place in the business world, except when seen as a 'tactic'.

Morality is defined by an English word. Fairness. How suitable.

I do believe I clearly seperated the two, though with...

Is this 'fair'? Absolutely. Is it 'moral'? It depends on your outlook,

'Fair' is truly a 'loaded word', as it exists no more so than a 'right'.

[PocketRocket]

Regarding coffee: anyone who doesn't recognize the difference between Star Bucks and Tim Hortons clearly adulterates their beverage with unnecessary additives. If you drank coffee the way it was meant to be drunk, you'd know that Tim Horton's coffee tastes like burnt pond scum mixed with dishwasher detergent underneath all of that sickly sweet cream and sugar. I've had instant coffee in lukewarm tapwater that tasted better.

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And your point is??? In fact, I'm drinking lukewarm instant coffee right now, with unnecessary additives, although I must say when I made it the water was boiling

And it's laundry, not dishwashing, detergent

Dear BHS,

To each their own...I find Starbuck's coffee to be so bitter it tastes like they use iron tailings and gunpowder in the grinds. The only reason it enjoys 'cult status' is that it is 8 dollars a cup...Mind you, some people like liver, too.

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Ummm.......can I offer you both a cup of tea???

[BHS]

Dear BHS,

If you drank coffee the way it was meant to be drunk, you'd know that Tim Horton's coffee tastes like burnt pond scum mixed with dishwasher detergent

To each their own...I find Starbuck's coffee to be so bitter it tastes like they use iron tailings and gunpowder in the grinds. The only reason it enjoys 'cult status' is that it is 8 dollars a cup...Mind you, some people like liver, too.

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Perhaps there's something wrong with the water in your area. Also, a regular cup of coffee from Starbucks equivalent in volume to a Tim's large (a grande, I think it is) runs about $2 in my neck of the woods, which is a little more money for a much better cuppa. But I'd settle for a McDonalds cup too. It's better coffee for less money and a shorter drive-thru waiting time.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear BHS,

But I'd settle for a McDonalds cup too. It's better coffee for less money and a shorter drive-thru waiting time.

Are you kidding!? Haven't you heard how dangerous that stuff is? They have to put warnings on it... "Caution: Hot"...(Do Not Consume Near Exposed Testicles).

Perhaps there's something wrong with the water in your area.

Actually, after working in restaurants for years, I learned that improperly maintained equipment (such as a proper cleaning regimen) can 'taint' such things as coffee. (The 'spreader', or water dispersal unit above the coffee grind basket must be cleaned regularly or the coffee will taste bitter over time)