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fujiyamasan

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39. Bah humbug it is

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:59 AM

Dec 24

if I’m not really impressed when a billionaire throws the equivalent of scraps. This isn’t even about her. What she’s doing is good, but she’s still a billionaire and I fundamentally think a system is shit if it has to rely on the wealthy for people not to starve. That’s a failed society imo.

It’s about how this site selectively sings the praises of the ultra wealthy when they agree with our politics, yet often don’t question how fucked up our system is in the first place, when it enables this kind of accumulation of wealth.

Merry Christmas to you too.

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 23 OP

not a fan but she seems like a truly decent person Skittles Dec 23 #1

Every bit helps! OC375 Dec 23 #2

She donates money constantly but with out fanfare questionseverything Dec 23 #4

So, ya can't get behind her contributions because she's female or you give better? NotHardly Dec 23 #6

every bit DOES help Kali Dec 23 #19

You're shitting on the wrong billionaire... nt EarthFirst Dec 24 #49

She also just gave a $1 million to the American Heart Association, per their social media today.. Princess Turandot Dec 23 #3

Thank you Taylor!!! Evolve Dammit Dec 23 #5

Mahalo, Taylor Swift! And, all those Cha Dec 23 #7

Many of the foodbanks are run by churches and community volunteers, who deserve our support FakeNoose Dec 23 #8

I sent a donation to the Maryland Food Bank wolfie001 Dec 23 #15

Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this? Sector 001 Dec 23 #9

Hell...Trump would grift off of people donating to a food bank in his name Bengus81 Dec 24 #40

Billie Eilish just gave about 20% of her wealth to fight hunger SamuelTheThird Dec 23 #10

She is supposedly giving to a number of orgs but just doesn't grandstand on doing that like some. BumRushDaShow Dec 23 #11

I think Eilish has the correct take here SamuelTheThird Dec 23 #13

Like many on DU, I am old enough to be her mother BumRushDaShow Dec 23 #24

Eilish donated 11.5 million from her tour questionseverything Dec 23 #27

...hate, hate, hate, hate. LuvLoogie Dec 24 #32

lol 😆 questionseverything Dec 24 #34

I think it's obscene billionaires exist SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #52

Billionaires are fine with me UNTIL they control the media,food chains,Internet,trash hauling Bengus81 Dec 24 #41

Yes! She does a lot of "quiet good" wolfie001 Dec 23 #14

She's reportedly worth 2 billion, billionaires shouldn't exist SamuelTheThird Dec 23 #16

And they do exist wolfie001 Dec 23 #18

She's just barely worth a billion on paper. littlemissmartypants Dec 23 #25

Wow. I suspect I know where you're getting your news. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 23 #26

here SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #31

Even good magazines publish jerky opinions occasionally questionseverything Dec 24 #35

Her plane emissions are not a matter of opinion SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #46

Funny thing, my grandkids were talking about all this questionseverything Dec 24 #47

Uh, Eilish was directly talking to people like Mark Zuckerburg who was at that event SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #51

Nope. Not implying that at all. But I know that many ... littlemissmartypants Dec 24 #36

Do some checking on WHO can use someone's songs like Trump did Bengus81 Dec 24 #42

Who said they have a choice? SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #45

get real! pfitz59 Dec 23 #22

billionaires existing is a failure of the system SamuelTheThird Dec 25 #53

another one Kali Dec 23 #23

Given that she's done exponentially more than I ever have Torchlight Dec 25 #55

BumRushDaShow............ Upthevibe Dec 23 #12

I'm sure trump made a similar contribution. mwb970 Dec 23 #17

Yea, he probably gave a donation popsdenver Dec 23 #21

Sorry, but I have to disagree with the second paragraph GAJMac Dec 23 #20

She's a Billionaire OC375 Dec 23 #28

Okay LuvLoogie Dec 24 #33

It was nice of her but you are right. Comparable to many of us peons giving $50 to charity. Wonder Why Dec 24 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Dec 23 #29

Her publicly giving a million to Feeding America will generate thousands and thousands of additional donations onenote Dec 23 #30

Ummm good for her I guess fujiyamasan Dec 24 #37

Ummm, good for you I guess tavernier Dec 24 #38

Bah humbug it is fujiyamasan Dec 24 #39

No...I have a real problem with Billionaires when they fuck up MY life. Bengus81 Dec 24 #43

Billionaires DO affect you SamuelTheThird Dec 24 #50

But how is the system her fault? questionseverything Dec 24 #48

Wow. This thread. flvegan Dec 25 #54

No good deed! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 25 #56