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I was taught in elementary school that part of what it means to be a decent human being is to treat yr fellow human beings with respect and by helping out as you have the means to do so.
It's sick how we have turned homeless people into a caste of their own. As a whole, we do not treat them with any bit of human dignity. Once you are homeless, it's very easy to get stuck...what do you do with blank spaces on yr resume, no previous references for a landlord, no credit etc? How do you get a job if you can't afford interview clothes, yet alone have no place to shower before the interview or to print out/work on yr resume?
I think it's pathetic that somebody would even attempt to justify homeless people wanting to remain homeless. Once again, of course there are some who are idiots...but even if half of the homeless population was homeless by choice (which is extremely far from being true), I will still make an effort to treat all of them with the respect that all human beings deserve. You never know another person's situation, ever. Especially not if you aren't willing to even talk to them. These face judgments about worthiness make the lives of homeless people are the more miserable. Close yr eyes for a moment and imagine what it would feel like to sleep out in the cold, being dismissed by everybody, pedestrians crossing the street to avoid you, having to constantly worry about being arrested for loitering, not being able to shower, having no friends or family to take care of you, fears over being murdered or raped when you close yr eyes to sleep....people in better positions are constantly justifying their bad decisions...well, i think that if i was in the position that i just described and the only thing to keep me warm during the winters/make me feel a little bit better was alcohol (plus it was cheeper/more filling than food) i would probably be a drunk, just to be able to get through my day.
Plus, what about you makes you a better person other than yr silly ownership of material possessions? (don't even try to argue that...the result will inevitably be both selfish and backwards)
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