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				Nov 19th, 2003, 12:13 PM
			
			
			
		
			
			       
				
			
			  
		
 
	
	
		
		
		Sociologists have long observed that charitable initiatives are heavily supported by conservative social movements. I think the logic goes something like this: charity serves to acknowledge inequality but doesn't challenge its underlying causes, thus serving to perpetuate the existing order. In addition, charity makes a nice political token, regardless of the fact that it does very little to remediate the problem of poverty. 
 
There is a distinct difference between Charity and Justice. 
		
	
		
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