Yeah, the reality is that living on the streets really sucks for a lot of reasons, and most of the people doing it are people who have serious mental illnesses or other social problems that make it very difficult for them to get help. The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. is astounding, for example.
It takes a truly silly-goosian level of blinding naivete to believe that most or even any homeless people choose a dangerous, violent generally unpleasant life voluntarily.
All panhandlers are not homeless, of course, and it's not as though you're obligated to help them, but this idea that people who actually live on the streets "choose" that lifestyle is ridiculous.
Eat it You Nasty Pig. on
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Pluto was a planet and I'll never forget
I'll keep helping people who are willing to help themselves.
I think it's irrational to expect everyone in a population group with an enormous prevalence towards mental illness to help themselves.
So who is responsible for taking care of someone with a mental illness who is living on the street?
You? Me? The State?
Let's see you put your bleeding heart where your mouth is. Find a homeless person in your city and let them live in your house. Give them a warm bed, three squares, and clean clothes. Drive them around to job interviews. Give them a second chance at life.
Or just give them some change and smugly reflect from the saddle of your high horse how good of a person you are, because even though you have not done anything meaningful to help that person in the long run, you can wash away all the guilt you feel when you look at them for the price of a little pocket change.
I'll keep helping people who are willing to help themselves.
I think it's irrational to expect everyone in a population group with an enormous prevalence towards mental illness to help themselves.
So who is responsible for taking care of someone with a mental illness who is living on the street?
You? Me? The State?
Let's see you put your bleeding heart where your mouth is. Find a homeless person in your city and let them live in your house. Give them a warm bed, three squares, and clean clothes. Drive them around to job interviews. Give them a second chance at life.
Or just give them some change and smugly reflect from the saddle of your high horse how good of a person you are, because even though you have not done anything meaningful to help that person in the long run, you can wash away all the guilt you feel when you look at them for the price of a little pocket change.
All right, you obviously have a problem here. This thread probably isn't the place to work them out. If you want help, start your own thread. Otherwise, D&D is thataway. :arrow:
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I'll keep helping people who are willing to help themselves.
It takes a truly silly-goosian level of blinding naivete to believe that most or even any homeless people choose a dangerous, violent generally unpleasant life voluntarily.
All panhandlers are not homeless, of course, and it's not as though you're obligated to help them, but this idea that people who actually live on the streets "choose" that lifestyle is ridiculous.
Pluto was a planet and I'll never forget
I think it's irrational to expect everyone in a population group with an enormous prevalence towards mental illness to help themselves.
Two can play at that game?
Some people just don't want to know the truth...
I think Billwill said it best
People like you are the reason why America sucks.
So who is responsible for taking care of someone with a mental illness who is living on the street?
You? Me? The State?
Let's see you put your bleeding heart where your mouth is. Find a homeless person in your city and let them live in your house. Give them a warm bed, three squares, and clean clothes. Drive them around to job interviews. Give them a second chance at life.
Or just give them some change and smugly reflect from the saddle of your high horse how good of a person you are, because even though you have not done anything meaningful to help that person in the long run, you can wash away all the guilt you feel when you look at them for the price of a little pocket change.
So you know.
Look forward to that.