[sammyg2]

Comparing today's situations to that of the people who suffered during the great depression or dustbowl is a bit too much, don't you think?
I toned that down ... a lot. Much less harsh.



Question: how many of you have done something to personally help the needy?
Besides posting about it I mean.
Deeds, not words.

We cannot escape human nature. It is here to stay, regardless of how much one might want to pretend.
Things like greed and selfishness are unavoidable, so the system of capitalism uses them to benefit ALL people. Yes, the rising tide raises all ships.
All people benefit from a higher standard of living. ​

Capitalism is flawed but not nearly as much as other economic ideologies, where the GUBMINT has the power and control takes care of the GUBMINT (ruling elite) to the detriment of the peons.


The majority of homeless are living on the streets for a reason. Their poor life choices and their self-destructive behavior have put them on the streets. They are victims of themselves and you can't take "them" out of the equation.
It's THEIR fault and all the good feelings and BS good intentions won't change a thing except to drag others down with them. If anything, the well-intentioned foolishness of bleeding hearts has contributed to the problem.
Hey, let's make it profitable to be a ****-up and see if we get more ****-ups or less!
Stop paying people to be ****-ups, make it downright unpleasant and hard to be a homeless druggy and we will have less people living on the streets.
Make it easier on them, make all sorts of accommodations for them, let them do whatever the heck they want without repercussions, let them take over the streets or parks, make drugs more legal, reduce or eliminate criminal punishments, and we'll have hundreds of thousands of people living on the streets. JUST LIKE WE HAVE NOW!!!!!!!!!

Hey, maybe if we keep doing what makes it worse, it'll somehow get better!

So to you who are are incensed by these truths, a challenge: prove me wrong.
Go help a homeless person.
Face to face, pick them up and help them. Give them a place to stay indoors, feed them, clothe them, teach them how to get their act together.
Then let us all know how that works out. Let us all know how much that costs you and how jaded and disillusioned you become after the experience.


I still remember a time when I thought I could "fix" things.
​I tried to help people get back on their feet, get off the drugs, get a job, a place to stay, to get them meaning in their lives. To teach them what it took to be successful, to tech them wat good looks like.
Big mistake.
My good intentions were repaid by theft, lies, deceit, and damage to my family and friendships.

Deep down, addicts don't really want help. They don't want to get off the streets, they don't want a home, they want DRUGS. That's all they care about.
And then they want more drugs.
Go ahead, try to change that.
Prove me wrong.