Trashing the poor and those that defend them

My husband works with a racist. Today they were having lunch in the coffee room and the TV was on. Naturally, Haiti is still the top story. This coworker announced that the Haitians didn't deserve our help and the money Canada is donating (government is matching donations to approved charities such as Red Cross) would be better spent in our own country. He then made a remark about the Canadian soldiers deployed to Haiti saying that it was good they had something to do because they are nothing but a bunch of lazy so-and-sos. My husband couldn't help himself - he told him to "F" off, that he had a boy over there and this coworker better watch his mouth. Of course the bully immediately began to backtrack saying that he didn't mean to paint Luke with the same brush.

God forgive me for the things I said when I heard that story.

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