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Fri 12 Dec 2008Christian charity is better than hot air
Fulminating against poverty only relieves the conscience of wealthy commentators, writes John Waters
ONE OF the most intriguing and unremarked aspects of the Celtic Tiger years was the emergence of the millionaire commentator who, though living in considerable opulence, carved a niche for himself in berating the community at large for its lack of consideration for the "most vulnerable". This odd phenomenon, though secretly loathed, is very often deemed in public discourse to be self-evidently well-intentioned and morally centred.
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