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Any RW person using "Go Fund Me".... (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago OP
Voluntary charitable contributions by an individual to the recipient of their choice is not socialism. n/t Ms. Toad 5 hrs ago #1
But the act of soliciting these funds are, correct? OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #2
Bailing people out? Cirsium 5 hrs ago #5
Okay....not socialism and not private philanthropy[y. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #6
Nope. Ms. Toad 4 hrs ago #9
I guess we disagree; OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #10
First - since they are doing it, it is apparently not an anathema to some. Ms. Toad 2 hrs ago #11
OK, you win. OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #12
They've even got their own one b/c GoFundMe doesn't allow certain content. RockRaven 5 hrs ago #3
This is excellent content...thank you. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #4
Go Fund Me's and Bake sales/spaghetti dinners to help people with medical bills.... Diamond_Dog 4 hrs ago #7
That is what I would gladly pay for. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #8
In the best sense. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #13

Ms. Toad

(38,630 posts)
1. Voluntary charitable contributions by an individual to the recipient of their choice is not socialism. n/t
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:29 PM
5 hrs ago

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)
2. But the act of soliciting these funds are, correct?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:37 PM
5 hrs ago

Looking to find a social economic solution to their problems.

I support the concept, just not anti-socialists finding their lives fucked up and then asking people to bail them out.

Cirsium

(3,941 posts)
5. Bailing people out?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:51 PM
5 hrs ago

Socialism is not about bailing people out. Private charity is not a social economic solution to social problems, it is the exact opposite.

Ms. Toad

(38,630 posts)
9. Nope.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:22 PM
4 hrs ago

They are asking for voluntary contributions - not asserting an economic principle of shared ownership of wealth (whether by the workers or the government) in which they have a right to a share of the wealth currently owned by a few.

No problem with objecting to those who don't want to help others seeking help - it's just not socialism.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)
10. I guess we disagree;
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:02 PM
3 hrs ago

I think the concept of reaching out to others is anathema to the anti-socialists.

Ms. Toad

(38,630 posts)
11. First - since they are doing it, it is apparently not an anathema to some.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:08 AM
2 hrs ago

And even if it was an anathema to all of them - being an anathema does not transform an act of requesting assistance into the economic and political system of socialism.

RockRaven

(19,354 posts)
3. They've even got their own one b/c GoFundMe doesn't allow certain content.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:41 PM
5 hrs ago

So they made their own socialism safety net underneath the first socialism safety net. It is called GiveSendGo, and the founders were explicitly Christian, and alt-right.

From Wikipedia:


GoFundMe, a major crowdfunding platform, prohibits in its terms of service any "campaigns that raise money to cover the legal defense of anyone formally charged with an alleged violent crime"[17][18] as well as campaigns promoting hate and intolerance.[19] GiveSendGo first rose to prominence after it allowed several campaigns to fundraise that GoFundMe had previously removed,[9] in particular for Kyle Rittenhouse,[9] rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6,[9][20][21] and the Canada convoy protest.[5][7][22][4]

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Relationship to right-wing extremism

In January 2022, the British anti-disinformation organization Logically reported that GiveSendGo was the hub for a far-right funding network that included QAnon supporters, anti-vaccine activists and the far-right group Project Veritas.[8] A January 2023 report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) stated that GiveSendGo had hosted 230 fundraising campaigns tied to extremist groups and causes.[11] The ADL described GiveSendGo as "a singularly important part of the extremist fundraising ecosystem" that enabled extremist groups to raise $5.4 million since 2016.[24][25][26]

Diamond_Dog

(40,564 posts)
7. Go Fund Me's and Bake sales/spaghetti dinners to help people with medical bills....
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:00 PM
4 hrs ago

If we had universal healthcare there would be be no need for that.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)
8. That is what I would gladly pay for.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:06 PM
4 hrs ago

We will have to have it eventually, unless we want to destroy the system entirely.

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