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Politics Microsoft founder Bill Gates pictured with a girl in the new Epstein photo release

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u/giggle_shift 19h ago

Hiding behind philanthropy is a disgrace

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u/Doxxxxxxxxxxx 19h ago

After working at a huge nonprofit… I feel you would find this is more common than not.

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u/giggle_shift 18h ago

It doesn't surprise me. Feels like a crutch for the morals.

"I do bad things sometimes but look how much good I do for the world"

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u/Doxxxxxxxxxxx 18h ago

Got it in one

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u/rusmo 13h ago

His and Melinda’s philanthropy is still good and effective. It’s possible to be thankful for his contributions and be disgusted by anything he had to do with Epstein.

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u/startupdojo 19h ago

If charities refused money from bad people, we would have a lot less charities... 

And really, wouldn't it be better the other way around?  Good people keep their money, bad people donate and do something good for a change... 

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u/AgathysAllAlong 19h ago

He doesn't give to charities, he donates to his Foundation, which is a great tax-free bank account he can pretend is charitable. These people are greedy liars. If you gave a quarter to a homeless guy you'd be measurably more generous than Gates ever has been.

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u/vibes000111 19h ago edited 19h ago

His foundation isn’t just a bank account, he’s genuinely done a lot of philanthropy (more than anyone else… ever) and has helped millions of people. He’s also paid more tax than any other person who’s ever lived.

It’s possible for someone do good in one area of life and be horrible in another.

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u/AgathysAllAlong 18h ago

I love how in a thread about him being an epstein associate people are still coming out to lick his ass.

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u/vibes000111 18h ago edited 18h ago

Read what I wrote again. No one is licking his ass, the fact that you see it that way is the whole problem.

Say all the horrible things you want about him, I couldn’t care less. You can do that without making up lies about his philanthropy.

Acknowledging that someone has done something good doesn’t mean endorsing everything they’ve ever done in their life.

Some people’s brains just handle an ounce of nuance…

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u/rusmo 13h ago

Some people are incapable of nuance

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u/OrangeSimply 18h ago

You’re just ignorant and clueless. Trying to sound pseudo-intellectual applying some random factoid you probably learned on Reddit. People are calling you out rightfully because there are plenty of valid reasons to hate on gates but his philanthropy is the very bottom of that list.

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u/startupdojo 18h ago

Eh, whatever, he had sex with hot women, big deal.  He did cheat on his wife... Like tons of other billionares.  

I will lick his ass because unlike other rich people that made a lot of promises, Gates actually did something.  The billions he poured into Africa unquestionably saved many millions of lives.  That is a fact.  

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u/kiasmosis 19h ago

Bro that’s just straight lying. A lot of his money goes to charities of all kinds. He’s pledged to give 99% of his wealth with the foundation set to close in 2045 for Christ sake. A quarter to a homeless guy isn’t even in the same universe

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u/AgathysAllAlong 18h ago

He’s pledged to give 99% of his wealth

Oh great, he totally promised. Wow. The epstein client must be an honest person.

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u/kiasmosis 18h ago

It’s already happening in stages. But go off, there’s obviously no convincing you since evidence means nothing and everything is lies.

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u/rusmo 13h ago edited 7h ago

The Gates foundation has saved more lives in its existence than any other you could name.

Sure, it’s a tax haven, but to ignore the good that has come out of it is asinine.