There's A Reason Americans Pass By Homeless People In The Street Without A Second Glance

[liberalmike27]

136. Yes

That was who I was addressing. Just be wary of that technique.

It comes up in a lot of ways. If you are unemployed, downtrodden, don't put up the homeless in your back-room, or whatever, somehow you don't get to talk. You feel it, because suddenly this issue you've been discussing, is turned as a gun, back on your personally. But we weren't really discussing putting crack-heads, or mentally ill people in your bedroom,so you are "allowed" to discuss the matter. We were talking about putting an effective government program in place to deal with our homeless population.

Sometimes you'll talk about charity, they will say "What have you given to charity?" Suddenly they are attacking you, because you can't afford to donate, as they can, so once again, the object is to disallow your commentary, to invalidate your opinion. I'm sure there are psychological names for this, but I call it individualizing, and I will have none of it. I can be a grade A f**k-up, but I am still allowed an opinion.