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Yes. We as a species live or die by the mores and expectations and help or lack thereof of other
members of our species.
We live or die by what we do or do not contribute to all or none at all.
When one member suffers (homelessness in this instance), we all suffer. We are obligated to help one
another. |
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I do not fully agree with the statement at hand but do not completely disagree with it either. Its
really easy to say that everyone is given the same chance and if they werent lazy they would take
those chances and roll with it. That in itself isnt very true. I will not speak for any other system
but the one in which I have dealt with, here I cannot get a great job because I do not have enough
education I cannot get the education because I cannot afford the cost of it, I cannot get a student
loan because I'm told I have too much money, I cannot get a grant because once again I have too much
money. If I had that much money I wouldn't be applying for either option. With the cost of living
being so high here and I'm pretty sure in many other places around the world how does one reasonably
work to save for school? Plus still keep up with there necessary monthly expense? Like I don't know
food and rent?
It is amazing how many jobs there are out there that will not hire people if they do not have
specific educational requirements and that includes a lot of min wage jobs. I cannot afford to live
on min wage, thus the circle continues.
Saying society is not responsible I ask what about the people who have mental illnesses and cannot
afford proper medical treatment they are virtually left in the dust to figure things out for
themselves.
At the same token I do not believe that society should necessarily be held responsible for those
that are truly lazy and would prefer to look for handouts rather then put in a hard days work. Its a
catch 22 both sides have there good points and both have there bad. |
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In America yes it is. It's sad but true. America is cruel to it's people. |
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Back in the mists of time, it was impossible to be homeless. If you didn't have a home, you could
just chop some trees down, cut them into planks then build a home for yourself with those. If that
was too sophisticated for you, you could find a cave or put up some primitive shelter made from
branches and whatever else you found.
You can't do any of that today because the cave or the land you would need to build your home on
already "belongs" to someone else. The concept of the Earth being divided up into parcels which are
"owned" by specific individuals is a social construction. It's not natural. It's not inherent in the
order of things. And, to people from simpler kinds of societies, it would seem utterly bizarre.
That people are homeless is a consequence of the way we have chosen to structure our society. Their
may be advantages to structuring our society in a way that exalts private ownership, but there are
also disadvantages too - and homelessness is one of them. |
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Ummmmm no.... Homelessness wouldn't be solved with some sort of medieval practice of letting the
weary foreigner into our "castle"... But sure... Speaking for America... The wealth that we have is
so misunderstood and misappropriated that i guess... If you counted our economy as being
governmentally blind and thusly welcoming of that blindness that you could say that the same way we
welcome pork barrel greed to corrupt our politics we essentially let the homeless dig themselves
such a deep hole...
But that of course isn't true... We aren't shaking hands with the politicians and taking home some
of the profit, and we aren't kicking people out on the streets... Misappropriated and misunderstood,
turning a blind eye on what we know we have no power over, but maybe being a little too happy and
accepting of our awareness to our ineffectual ignorance...
And this whole 600$ tax refund what kind of passive aggressive blood on our hands is that suppose to
imply... I hate that guy so much... Burning bush my foot... I wish |
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While this could be true in some cases, its mostly lazy people who don't try to succeed in life. |
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It's not, go to the nearest fast food restaurant there is Now Hiring signs every where and certain
people offer free licences for the homeless so they can get a job and housing and everything else.
But, nooo many would just stay in the rut they are in. And not do anything. |
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Umm..not really.. People can raise their own money and study and it's not societies fault.
Just because they're homeless doesn't mean they're stupid |
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I disagree strongly. It is not the society's fault. People pick how their life is going to be. In
other words, they choose not to take opportunities they have. Basically you choose your future and
if you choose a bad one then it is your fault. |
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I do not think that homelessness is caused by society. People are usually homeless because they are
uneducated or are too lazy to work. Everyone has the same opportunity to get a secondary education
and if they mess up, then it is not societies fault. The job market is low in the US right now, but
with a little effort, one can find a job. People are homeless because of the decisions they make.
Not because society made them that way. Even if someone loses their home to a fire or other causes,
it is still not society’s fault they are homeless. Society should never be blamed for someone’s
problems. |
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It's certainly not the responsibility of society. These people have no education, no job skills and
in many cases, choose to live on the streets. Everyone has the same basic chances in life, if you
refuse to take advantage of them then it's your own fault what happens to you. |
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04 Apr 2008 02:10
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