Fake Philanthropy

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Philanthropy for its own sake and without any intention of reaping a reward from it, is virtuous, but very rare worldwide. Most philanthropic activities are fake in that they either have some strings, subtle or express, attached to them or that the so-called philanthropist expects a reward from it. To these fake philanthropists, it is clear from the start that they are using their activities to "wet the ground" for a targeted favour desired in the future. While some of these desired future favours may not necessarily badly affect the recipients of the philanthropic gestures and activities, most others turn out to be "Greek gifts" designed to extract undeserved or even injurious favours. Examples of these fake philanthropy abound. Several future politicians warmed their ways into the hearts of the electorate through their initial fake philanthropic activities. They successfully fooled the people, who thought that they were truly good-natured. The gullible masses of the people usually end up worse off under the rulership of such fake philanthropists. There are uncountable acts of fake philanthropy by organizations and governments as well. For instance, the hostile attitude of the hungry people of developing countries to free gifts of genetically modified foods from the advanced West is a result of suspicion borne out of the past fake humanitarian gestures of the latter. Religious organizations are not left out. Their philanthropic approach to evangelism in Africa softened the minds of the natives to accepting the eventual total colonization and subjurgation of the people as an act of God.