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minus-square Seraph ( @Seraph@fedia.io ) linkfedilink134•21 hours agoIt’s not a donation if they get to dictate what the organization does - it’s a bribe.
minus-square Hannes ( @hannesh93@feddit.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish21•20 hours agoSo someone donates money to their city’s library with the specific purpose that they can expand their building to have more space that’s a bribe?
minus-square MajorMajormajormajor ( @MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•18 hours agoMaybe that person hates books and likes seeing them locked away in book prison?
minus-square jabathekek ( @jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•20 hours agoThe question is; does this give the anonymous donor that ability? Being anonymous implies not.
minus-square Great Blue Heron ( @GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish20•20 hours agoI’m fairly certain it is only anonymous “on paper”. Behind closed doors, they know where it came from and what is expected in return.
It’s not a donation if they get to dictate what the organization does - it’s a bribe.
So someone donates money to their city’s library with the specific purpose that they can expand their building to have more space that’s a bribe?
Maybe that person hates books and likes seeing them locked away in book prison?
The question is; does this give the anonymous donor that ability? Being anonymous implies not.
I’m fairly certain it is only anonymous “on paper”. Behind closed doors, they know where it came from and what is expected in return.