[niky]

Citation of personal attacks?

Must admit, I did get annoyed during the first exchange, but on reflection, decided a more level-headed response was in order.

You seem to prefer simply citing general reference material to do your argument for you without explaining your position in a more personal manner. Why don't YOU personally, believe in charity? And why do you give, anyway, if you don't believe in it?

I have no personal agenda, not being the recipient of any charity and not working personally for any of them, though I've done some donation and volunteer work over the years for some of them.

I don't like giving monetary dole-outs. And I do share some of your sentiments questioning why we should take care of those who refuse to take care of themselves... which is why I took the time to explain the situation as regards to Typhoon Haiyan more thoroughly.

Which part of that was a personal attack, then?

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EDIT: apparently you've never read any of my magazine articles. Such as "A Day in the Life of a Hypermiler"... or the piece where I encourage car buyers to exercise financial restraint and responsibility while buying... or the countless online discussions where I encourage buyers to go for more economical cars, or any of the online reviews where I lionize (or more properly, fawn over) cars which can hit over 20 km/l. I may work for a magazine spawned from the work of eco-Satan himself, Jeremy Clarkson, but what better way is there to reach "the enemy" to try to change their behavior than from within?

Then again, I wouldn't expect you to research my work before making generalizations about me... just as with Paul Walker... or charity in general... or...