Just remember, it's not your fault. We all need to be sensitive of your condition and your needs.Originally posted by: Bigdude
I am aware, that if I didn't work, I would be homeless too!
What the hell are you talking about?Originally posted by: Orsorum
Does anyone know anything about this? Supposedly some coworkers of mine (an RA in another dorm on campus) did a program on "homelessness awareness"... I almost spit out my drink when I heard of it. What bullsh!t.
Title says it all, "Homelessness Awareness". Awareness of who homeless people are, I would assume, why they're there, the struggles they face. It actually won an award (I think) at our end of the year dinner banquet. Not sure, I stopped paying attention after the first five minutes.Originally posted by: Vadatajs
What the hell are you talking about?Originally posted by: Orsorum
Does anyone know anything about this? Supposedly some coworkers of mine (an RA in another dorm on campus) did a program on "homelessness awareness"... I almost spit out my drink when I heard of it. What bullsh!t.
I'm aware they exist if that's what you mean.
I prefer to listen to as many viewpoints as possible. However, when you're dealing with a community of people that shirk any and all responsibility, waste the ample opportunities that are presented, and generally constitute a drain on the rest of society, then, yes, I tend to get irritated when I am supposed to feel as though they are not (in general) responsible for their plight.Originally posted by: konichiwa
Ignorance is bliss, right? If you don't like what you hear, just tune it out. Works wonders.
In general, they are not responsible for their situation. The there are millions of schizophrenics for which medication does not work. A vast number of these make up the homeless. True, not everyone, but the majority simply are unable to be "normal"Originally posted by: Orsorum
I prefer to listen to as many viewpoints as possible. However, when you're dealing with a community of people that shirk any and all responsibility, waste the ample opportunities that are presented, and generally constitute a drain on the rest of society, then, yes, I tend to get irritated when I am supposed to feel as though they are not (in general) responsible for their plight.Originally posted by: konichiwa
Ignorance is bliss, right? If you don't like what you hear, just tune it out. Works wonders.
There are resources available for those individuals; not only that, their families are to some extent responsible.Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
In general, they are not responsible for their situation. The there are millions of schizophrenics for which medication does not work. A vast number of these make up the homeless. True, not everyone, but the majority simply are unable to be "normal"
Originally posted by: Orsorum
I prefer to listen to as many viewpoints as possible. However, when you're dealing with a community of people that shirk any and all responsibility, waste the ample opportunities that are presented, and generally constitute a drain on the rest of society, then, yes, I tend to get irritated when I am supposed to feel as though they are not (in general) responsible for their plight.Originally posted by: konichiwa
Ignorance is bliss, right? If you don't like what you hear, just tune it out. Works wonders.
Corrupt politicians and corporations should be held to account, and I advocate that the same I advocate against homelessness. There is a vast array of resources available for homeless people to get counseling, to get medicine, etc., just waiting to be taken advantage of. I understand that it is not as simple as "get a job", that more goes into then that, but that doesn't change the basic fact that people who are homeless can help themselves out of that situation.Originally posted by: TheShiz
there are a lot bigger problems out there than homelessness. I think your view is quite limited. You seem to forget that homeless people are still people, and usually it is not as simple as just "getting a job." I think that the majority of homeless people would rather simply be left alone instead of being treated the way they are now. I find it funny that people start blaming problems on powerless people, the homeless's "drain on the rest of society" is infinitesimal no doubt compared to corrupt politicians and corporations.
One of the worst threads I've ever read.Originally posted by: Orsorum
Does anyone know anything about this? Supposedly some coworkers of mine (an RA in another dorm on campus) did a program on "homelessness awareness"... I almost spit out my drink when I heard of it. What bullsh!t.
They are not (in general) wholly responsible for thier plight. It's convienient and emotionally satisfying to think that it is, but the "ample opportunities" these people allegedly piss away often aren't presented in the first place (ie good education). Granted people are homeless because they did piss away a genuine opportunity, but lumping them in with the ones to whom poverty is ascribed undermines any ability to understand and thus solve the problem.Originally posted by: Orsorum
I prefer to listen to as many viewpoints as possible. However, when you're dealing with a community of people that shirk any and all responsibility, waste the ample opportunities that are presented, and generally constitute a drain on the rest of society, then, yes, I tend to get irritated when I am supposed to feel as though they are not (in general) responsible for their plight.Originally posted by: konichiwa
Ignorance is bliss, right? If you don't like what you hear, just tune it out. Works wonders.
Agreed, yet another ego with an opinion and no knowledge.Originally posted by: BarneyFife
One of the worst threads I've ever read.Originally posted by: Orsorum
Does anyone know anything about this? Supposedly some coworkers of mine (an RA in another dorm on campus) did a program on "homelessness awareness"... I almost spit out my drink when I heard of it. What bullsh!t.
Care to elaborate?Originally posted by: Vadatajs
Agreed, yet another ego with an opinion and no knowledge.Originally posted by: BarneyFife
One of the worst threads I've ever read.Originally posted by: Orsorum
Does anyone know anything about this? Supposedly some coworkers of mine (an RA in another dorm on campus) did a program on "homelessness awareness"... I almost spit out my drink when I heard of it. What bullsh!t.