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Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

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[–] Charapaso 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What if the road to becoming "functional" requires, at least in a plurality of cases, help from those that can afford it?

That "free shit" might be what helps them turn their life around. Do you think they have a better chance to improve their station in life if they don't have access to support from the public?

I wholly reject that it's somehow dehumanizing to give folks food and shelter during the worst moments in their lives.

[–] redisdead -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Feel free to feed, house and finance a homeless person.

You tell me how it goes.

Be the change you wish to see in society.

You talk like it's somehow my responsibility to fix other people.

It's not.

[–] Charapaso 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nowhere in my comment did I suggest that, because it would be a silly way to deal with such a big problem. It takes a lot of training to help people in crisis, and a lot of infrastructure to get people on their feet.

It's not your responsibility alone, it's not my responsibility alone. If you'd like to discuss any of the points I actually made, great. Otherwise you can try to oversimplify the discussion and I won't respond anymore

[–] redisdead -1 points 3 months ago

So why do you want to give my money to fund junkies and their addiction?

You certainly want to make it my responsibility.