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In reply to the discussion: There's A Reason Americans Pass By Homeless People In The Street Without A Second Glance [View all]
treestar
(82,383 posts)41. We may not be able to do much personally
We want a society that takes care of homeless people.
By ourselves, we can't do much.
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There's A Reason Americans Pass By Homeless People In The Street Without A Second Glance [View all]
xchrom
Jun 2012
OP
"people are destitute and others are well-off because of personal choices" is RW mentality.
DCBob
Jun 2012
#1
I'm reminded of a statement from the German philosopher and polymath
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#67
There was a best-selling book a few years ago called "The Secret" that espoused the
TheDebbieDee
Jun 2012
#99
You are so right about that, and it's something people are almost conditioned to ignore.
Raksha
Jun 2012
#139
"People are destitute and others are well-off because of God's will" is also
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#62
And many of them, if not most of them, use the "god's will" argument to justify
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2012
#71
Not to re-fight the 30 Years' War, but the difference between Protestant and Roman Catholic
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#77
not to mention that the table of "choices" itself is laid by larger forces.
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#115
Well put. I hope you get a chance to read the wonderful novel by Tom Wolfe "A Man
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#69
Yes. I always stop and give the homeless money, even when they are obviously drunks.
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#21
I'm the same way, whatever the reason they are down and out, the fact is that
smirkymonkey
Jun 2012
#30
My sister fed the homeless man on the city grate each morning on her way to work.
CarmanK
Jun 2012
#156
We used to deliver babies with hands that had been in a cadaver and not washed. Mothers died.
jtuck004
Jun 2012
#153
I still remember the DU post about giving incapacitated women birth control so they can't get
dkf
Jun 2012
#161
Evil is never going away, but that's no reason to throw the hands up in the air. n/t
jtuck004
Jun 2012
#162
People in the grip of severe mental illness and/or addictions almost always make bad choices, due to
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#43
Some people have a regular, safe & comfortable place to sleep outside free from harassment...
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#102
It's not just that they're homeless. I wouldn't invite ANY stranger into my home.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#148
DKF, I'm curious, which of the traditionally Democratic positions do you embrace? r/o
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#29
Ditto. Inquiring minds would like to know. Thank you for putting into words
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#73
You refer to "traditionally Democratic positions" and raise a good point especially with any
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#107
Oh, okay! So it's not against the rules to do the right-wing thing if done politely, thanks! :)
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#133
Another side can sometimes make people deal with things their friends won't. That doesn't mean
jtuck004
Jun 2012
#154
I don't agree. We as individuals are not trained to take care of mentally ill or
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#39
The person you are addressing seems to espouse only right-wing talking points. If you look at the
LiberalLoner
Jun 2012
#95
The people at the top get loopholes, the people at the bottom get vicious circles
ck4829
Jun 2012
#34
You seem pretty pertured that somebody is skeptical of alleged "homeless" people.
GarroHorus
Jun 2012
#101
You asserted "fact" and by doing so you are basing everyone's reality on your anecdotes
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#108
Awesome post. Wish I could DU Rec it. Can't rec it highly enough - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#84
Yesterday saw a woman who appeared to be homeless hunting cans from the garbage at a store.
jwirr
Jun 2012
#104
Still looking but they have put me on the waiting lists for all the low-income housing in the area
jwirr
Jun 2012
#109
Yes, I love to baby sit but I want to have my own time also. Oh, well at least now I have an option.
jwirr
Jun 2012
#121
I talked with my daughter and we realized that I would need to ask for too much for a student to
jwirr
Jun 2012
#146
I figure mostly what is going on is they can't look the homeless in the eye
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#111
Whether we help a needy person or turn away is one of the real choices we really still have.
leveymg
Jun 2012
#128
I for one would rather be wrong and inadvertently give a scammer a few bucks
NYC Liberal
Jun 2012
#144
There are such things as 'forced' choices. Which end up not really being 'choices.'
freshwest
Jun 2012
#149