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twovests wrote
I don't have any charities in mind rn but I'd make sure to donate to an accredited charity.
Ty for warning me about the economics of private charities and recommending mutual aid & unicef; I had heard of unicef but not of mutual aid.
I'm interested in knowing more re: charity under capitalism, and about resources on that topic.
cat wrote (edited )
you should check out the raddle mutual aid forum, i havent read this zine but i found it when searching on the anarchistlibrary (actually maybe dont read it though it might not be useful). i would also like to stress that unicef also isnt that good at all, peruse this thread to see some some illfounded criticisms i made on a different account
roses are red, trees are made of wood, have a nice day, capitalism is not good
cat wrote
HEY! what charity! the economics of private charities are really bad because they form extractive relationships and faciliate exploitation through their own nature.
give your money to mutual aid networks instead. if you dont want to do that i guess give your money to unicef? pretty shitty power structures that it reinforces (i.e. the government and capitalism that creates the issues it tries to help) but they do the most for saving children from conflict i guess
the whole ethics of charity is bullshit under crapitalism because the nature of the profit motive and distribution of income that prorities demand over need eludes charity. charities only exist under capitalism because they have ended up as a niche buisness for the middle class so they can think that they are helping.