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Homelessness Pt 1
Homelessness revealed
Ok, I've had about enough of the judgment, bias, assumptions, ignorance, disdain, stigma, and fear directed at the homeless. We are not who you think we are. We are not secret millionaires. We are not lazy or unwilling to work. We are not all drug addicts or criminals, and those that are have very little opportunity to remedy it. We did not choose to be homeless. It is not our character flaws that got us here. It is not our lack of motivation that keeps us here. We are not an eyesore. We are not as dangerous as you think we are. We are not all lunatics. We are people. We are brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fathers, aunts and uncles. The homelessness I am going to talk about is chronic homelessness, I'm not referring to someone spending a couple weeks couch-surfing or moving into their parents' garage after a few weeks in a motel. What I'm referring to is living on the streets, sleeping in bushes or at bus stops, you look homeless, you smell homeless, people can tell you're homeless from a distance. The people I'm talking about have dealt with their situation for years with no end in sight.
I have no idea where the story of the homeless millionaire got started, hell at one time there may have been one or two. But I assure you that we are all not walking around with secret stashes of hundreds in our pockets. And so, what, what if there was a millionaire that chose to be homeless, I don't see how this incredibly rare situation justifies not helping those truly in need. I can't tell how many times I've had this story come up when I put someone on the spot about their treatment of the homeless. One example of anything is never enough evidence to make any kind of rational decision about an occurrence. By using that logic, one could assume that by seeing one black dog for the first time you assume all dogs are black and if it's not black it's not a dog. See the flaw now. One can never represent all or even some. That story about that one guy that one time is just that, a story about one guy. It says nothing about anything else but him and cannot be used as any kind of benchmark to make assumptions about an entire group. Just like the fact that not all tall black people play basketball. All assumptions like that do is just prove how ignorant you are.
As for being lazy or unwilling to work well, I have a surprise for you. A large percentage of the homeless do work. But these aren't the ones you see sleeping on sidewalks or in parks. The chronic homeless are the ones you typically see sleeping on park benches, and they're not just enjoying a delightful snooze after a nice day in the park. When your homeless your chance for any kind of restful sleep is severely limited. For one there's very few places you can actually lay down and sleep without getting harassed or arrested for simply trying to get some rest. Many homeless will not return to their camps until very late at night and will get up and leave at the first sign of daylight simply so they don't get caught camping. And as for not working when you are on the streets survival is your occupation. And it is a 24/7 365 days a year job. There are no...
Ok, I've had about enough of the judgment, bias, assumptions, ignorance, disdain, stigma, and fear directed at the homeless. We are not who you think we are. We are not secret millionaires. We are not lazy or unwilling to work. We are not all drug addicts or criminals, and those that are have very little opportunity to remedy it. We did not choose to be homeless. It is not our character flaws that got us here. It is not our lack of motivation that keeps us here. We are not an eyesore. We are not as dangerous as you think we are. We are not all lunatics. We are people. We are brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fathers, aunts and uncles. The homelessness I am going to talk about is chronic homelessness, I'm not referring to someone spending a couple weeks couch-surfing or moving into their parents' garage after a few weeks in a motel. What I'm referring to is living on the streets, sleeping in bushes or at bus stops, you look homeless, you smell homeless, people can tell you're homeless from a distance. The people I'm talking about have dealt with their situation for years with no end in sight.
I have no idea where the story of the homeless millionaire got started, hell at one time there may have been one or two. But I assure you that we are all not walking around with secret stashes of hundreds in our pockets. And so, what, what if there was a millionaire that chose to be homeless, I don't see how this incredibly rare situation justifies not helping those truly in need. I can't tell how many times I've had this story come up when I put someone on the spot about their treatment of the homeless. One example of anything is never enough evidence to make any kind of rational decision about an occurrence. By using that logic, one could assume that by seeing one black dog for the first time you assume all dogs are black and if it's not black it's not a dog. See the flaw now. One can never represent all or even some. That story about that one guy that one time is just that, a story about one guy. It says nothing about anything else but him and cannot be used as any kind of benchmark to make assumptions about an entire group. Just like the fact that not all tall black people play basketball. All assumptions like that do is just prove how ignorant you are.
As for being lazy or unwilling to work well, I have a surprise for you. A large percentage of the homeless do work. But these aren't the ones you see sleeping on sidewalks or in parks. The chronic homeless are the ones you typically see sleeping on park benches, and they're not just enjoying a delightful snooze after a nice day in the park. When your homeless your chance for any kind of restful sleep is severely limited. For one there's very few places you can actually lay down and sleep without getting harassed or arrested for simply trying to get some rest. Many homeless will not return to their camps until very late at night and will get up and leave at the first sign of daylight simply so they don't get caught camping. And as for not working when you are on the streets survival is your occupation. And it is a 24/7 365 days a year job. There are no...
