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Increasingly pushy chuggers.
Lately I've been wondering why the fuck charities don't just employ a full-time lobbyist or two instead of armies of these jokers. Instead of being yet another thing bleeding the poor dry (they're generally more generous), they could be tackling problems at the source, directly competing against the filth creating so many of the problems with their own lobbyists.
Or better yet, going with the highest ROI there is, and just buying the politicians like anyone else who's actually serious about changing the world to their liking.
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They're not mutually exclusive strategies and depending how you define lobbyist, major charities do this.
An organisation like say, UNICEF, will create pilot projects in-country to demonstrate efficacy, then work with government to expand them and drive lasting change.
Even if people avoid the chuggers, I can imagine there is an additional advertising benefit to having a charity logo visible in a public place.
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The costs for chuggers are pretty low though. It's largely commission based so if they aren't earning the charity that much they aren't costing that much. Buying politicians is much pricier.
hugo7
aggi
Increasingly pushy chuggers. I was waiting to pick up my wife at the station yesterday and made sure to put on my sunglasses and headphones because I saw a bunch of them milling around, and propped myself in what I thought was an out of sight corner. Nope, one comes over and starts giving me his spiel, to which I politely say I'm not interested thanks. He says something else which I can't hear properly, and then makes a gesture for me to take off my headphones. I do, feeling pretty exasperated, and say 'what's up?' Then he keeps asking if I'm OK and acting concerned for my wellbeing, which I can only assume was some kind of attempt at engagement, before telling me he won't leave unless I give him a smile. I pull back my lips in a demented Terminator-style thing and he eventually fucks off. I don't think I could have made myself less approachable without wearing a literal mask and this guy still decided to stomp all over the social contract.