George Lucas giving half his fortune to charity

i don't see how anyone can fault this guy, he is obviously a decent human being. flame if u want, but i will love Star Wars forever, all of them.

http://www.cinematical.com/2010/08/05/george-lucas-to-donate-half-his-money/

George Lucas is not the only one:

http://givingpledge.org/#enter

That's a lot of money.

can't take it with you

lol "philantropy", as in, the perpetuation of their agenda...

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

which charity? it better not be something stupid.

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:06 PM, Ominous said:

lol "philantropy", as in, the perpetuation of their agenda...

this

+ i wonder if it somehow then negates the death taxes that they would be up for. They should just pay more tax now and let the democracy decide how to spend our money.

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but whatever /punk out

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:07 PM, 24ourange said:

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:12 PM, SPD² said:

which charity? it better not be something stupid.

Lucas' charitable focus is education, he already has his own foundation, so some of the cash will probably go there, and to other organizations as well:

http://www.edutopia.org/

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:12 PM, SPD² said:

which charity? it better not be something stupid.

to poor ewoks and tusken raider familys.

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:07 PM, 24ourange said:

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

 

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

The boc forum isnt worth anything. Its full of Peacock Tail fan vids and whiners.

  On 8/6/2010 at 11:13 PM, chassis said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:07 PM, 24ourange said:

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

 

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

 

The boc forum isnt worth anything. Its full of Peacock Tail fan vids and whiners.

that's what i mean, we literally could not give it away

  On 8/6/2010 at 11:35 PM, kaini said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 11:13 PM, chassis said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:07 PM, 24ourange said:

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

 

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

 

The boc forum isnt worth anything. Its full of Peacock Tail fan vids and whiners.

 

that's what i mean, we literally could not give it away

bS, you could totally sell it to a gallery as continually updated performance art. Make a mint off aging hipters.

why would anyone have a problem with this? leave it to the internet to find fault in donating millions to a fucking charitable cause.

What a waste -- as long as we have a monetary system, there will always be charities. Throwing money at charities to make the world better solves nothing in the long term. Putting that kind of money towards sustainable, long term solutions is what should have been done.

  On 8/7/2010 at 12:06 AM, remy marathe said:

why would anyone have a problem with this? leave it to the internet to find fault in donating millions to a fucking charitable cause.

Charities are built into our current monetary social system. Don't you want to eliminate charities altogether? Charities are a sign that there are problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpAMbpQ8J7g

there are always going to be problems. stop being so idealistic. it's a good, admirable move.

  On 8/7/2010 at 12:10 AM, remy marathe said:

there are always going to be problems. stop being so idealistic. it's a good, admirable move.

try and get out of your mind lock mentality -- I can't go any further than what I've posted for you. If you want further info on what I'm saying, simply watch the video I posted. It's dangerous to self induce "learned-helplessness" which your post gives off -- "there are always going to be problems".

  On 8/7/2010 at 12:10 AM, remy marathe said:

there are always going to be problems. stop being so idealistic. it's a good, admirable move.

I like Bread, he's always seemed a genuinely decent guy. But people with billions in the bank can't do right for doing wrong. Sit on it and they're bloated greedy fucks, give any of it away and they're promoting 'learned helplessness' and perpetuating poverty and powerlessness. If people like George Lucas choose to donate any of their fortune (which they're under absolutely no obgligation whatsoever to), then good on them. What have I or any of you ever truly done in our own much more modest ways?

And I agree with the OP. Lucas gave me Star Wars, which I'll love until the day I die.

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

The most beneficent thing to do would be to keep it contained within this website for eternity.

We should torch the boc subforum.

BUUUUUURRRRRRRNNNNNN

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

  On 8/6/2010 at 9:07 PM, 24ourange said:

joyrex should donate half of watmm to charity

 

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

right. it's a burden, not a donation.

by the way, warren buffet started this shit just a few months ago. he's a fucking hero.

  On 8/6/2010 at 11:00 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Lucas' charitable focus is education

i'm just going to keep my mouth shut on this cause no one wants to hear me trash the educational

system and the state of charitable organizations today or get started on how the few brilliant movies george has made hide the fact that he is a complete cock sucker

i'm open to trashing the education system. but sir kenneth robinson is far more charming and fun to listen to:

  On 8/7/2010 at 12:29 AM, Caretstik said:

  On 8/7/2010 at 12:10 AM, remy marathe said:

there are always going to be problems. stop being so idealistic. it's a good, admirable move.

 

I like Bread, he's always seemed a genuinely decent guy. But people with billions in the bank can't do right for doing wrong. Sit on it and they're bloated greedy fucks, give any of it away and they're promoting 'learned helplessness' and perpetuating poverty and powerlessness. If people like George Lucas choose to donate any of their fortune (which they're under absolutely no obgligation whatsoever to), then good on them. What have I or any of you ever truly done in our own much more modest ways?

 

And I agree with the OP. Lucas gave me Star Wars, which I'll love until the day I die.

 

  On 8/6/2010 at 10:57 PM, kaini said:

we couldn't give the boc subforum away.

The most beneficent thing to do would be to keep it contained within this website for eternity.

Sometimes I remember to love you just a tiny bit more than I already do.

remember Lucas only directed a New Hope and the new trilogy. He did not direct Return of the Jedi or Empire.

also one of his biggest pet projects after Star Wars was his producing Howard the Duck, one of the most abominable movie adaptations of all time. The movie is one long cringe

his talent was fleeting at best, unless you consider milking the american public on toy sales talented