tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post113200992292328962..comments2023-07-27T06:00:23.360-04:00Comments on Not the Country Club: This must end IIAl S. E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1134588763420429972005-12-14T14:32:00.000-05:002005-12-14T14:32:00.000-05:00...it seems to me that *most* homeless people have...<I>...it seems to me that *most* homeless people have done something in their lives to put themselves in their position, whether it be drugs, etc.</I><BR/><BR/>Mental illness is a much more common cause of homelessness than drug addiction. Acording to the study "The Forgotten Americans-Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve" [<A HREF="http://www.huduser.org/publications/homeless/Immoral Majorityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217928572794362001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1133022610917276802005-11-26T11:30:00.000-05:002005-11-26T11:30:00.000-05:00Jack:Its not a question of 'deserving' or not 'des...Jack:<BR/><BR/>Its not a question of 'deserving' or not 'deserving' falling asleep in a dumpster and then getting injured ... its a question of whose has responsibility for the actions of the homeless man. Are we as a society responsible for the actions of this man, or is he responsible for them?<BR/><BR/>What you are suggesting is very altruistic and heartfelt. You seem very passionate about Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412373419750857184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132607431419304142005-11-21T16:10:00.000-05:002005-11-21T16:10:00.000-05:00Oh yeah. Most suffering people DESERVES it, of cou...Oh yeah. Most suffering people DESERVES it, of course. Like the child in Irak: ¿who told that stupid tot to put his stupid head right in line under the falling bomb?<BR/><BR/>Oh dear... when has ever the world been a nice place? Forget everything! They deserve it, yes sir! Don´t you feel much better now?Jack Celliershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198354313684688641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132543966942832622005-11-20T22:32:00.000-05:002005-11-20T22:32:00.000-05:00very difficult to believe this story.very difficult to believe this story.Newsandseductionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306935739337247710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132532735496534122005-11-20T19:25:00.000-05:002005-11-20T19:25:00.000-05:00It seems to me that this was a personal issue, not...It seems to me that this was a personal issue, not a political issue. Of course I have never been in this situation, but it seems to me that *most* homeless people have done something in their lives to put themselves in their position, whether it be drugs, etc. In my opinion the fact that this man was sleeping in the dumpster had nothing to do with how the government is running the country. JMO..SXYMMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048066187620051636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132531455703904562005-11-20T19:04:00.000-05:002005-11-20T19:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment, L-girl, and a belated “We...Thanks for your comment, L-girl, and a belated “Welcome to Canada!”<BR/><BR/>I often write as a polemicist, which is I believe the kind of writing and thinking that is called for at the historical juncture we find ourselves in. To quote Farley Mowat, “I never let the facts stand in the way of the truth,” because there are more important truths than facts. Facts are static and two-dimensional, Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132495514914778612005-11-20T09:05:00.000-05:002005-11-20T09:05:00.000-05:00I agree with you, but I don't think we ever did li...I agree with you, but I don't think we ever did live in that world. When was the golden age when people were treated more humanely? In fact, for most of the world, life is better now than it ever has been. Which is very, very sad - but there has been progress.<BR/><BR/>If we were discussing this 100 years ago, this story wouldn't have existed, because it would be so commonplace (minus the modern laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132273741607610642005-11-17T19:29:00.000-05:002005-11-17T19:29:00.000-05:00To mourn the end of any kind of a meaningfully "hu...To mourn the end of any kind of a meaningfully "human" world was my rather hyperbolic way of stating the double irony that in a world where poverty and misery need not exist, people are literally treated like garbage. Of course, people are treated like garbage by American soldiers in Iraq every day, but those stories, unlike this one, don't appear in the news.Al S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053409030033484578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132271220411408642005-11-17T18:47:00.000-05:002005-11-17T18:47:00.000-05:00I'm not sure what you mean by "We no longer live i...I'm not sure what you mean by <I>"We <B>no longer</B> live in a world that can be called a "human" world".</I> Was there a time when the world didn't have poverty? Was there a time when the poor didn't become victims of their circumstances? The Liberal Party, much like their counterparts in the UK, have moved far right of their historical ideology. That's why the conservatives can't get any Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533635019206460278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132270638357839462005-11-17T18:37:00.000-05:002005-11-17T18:37:00.000-05:00Oh, come on! "Social security" you said? Are you c...Oh, come on! "Social security" you said? Are you crazy? Protection of the weakest? Are you out of your mind? They are simply losers, not human beings!<BR/><BR/>That crazy ideas of yours will lead us to... yeah you know where: communism!Jack Celliershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198354313684688641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132095131675183062005-11-15T17:52:00.000-05:002005-11-15T17:52:00.000-05:00Unfortunately a good majority of people don't see ...Unfortunately a good majority of people don't see it that way. Most of those who are still working at minimum wage or a bit higher are on the verge of bankruptcy. So any little money that might come in would help. I was watching some people in the News who were asked what they would do with the "extra" money. They mentioned they'll use it to pay a portion of their credit card or hydro bills. So Mohammad - محمدhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804472542162118259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9257988.post-1132057679050941032005-11-15T07:27:00.000-05:002005-11-15T07:27:00.000-05:00Has to Has to HAS TO endHas to Has to HAS TO endDolly Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205530438826912199noreply@blogger.com