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There's nothing wrong with charitable work on the part of religious groups, but the fact that they are able to get something out of the situation is a symptom o

There's nothing wrong with charitable work on the part of religious groups, but the fact that they are able to get something out of the situation is a symptom of a larger problem. Food, clean clothes, and a place to sleep are fundamental human rights. When folks don't have access to these things, we have to ask ourselves where we went wrong - as voters and engaged citizens, that's on us. In an ideal world, we would already have agreed as a society to deliver these basic services without a catch. As soon as we agree to fund non-denominational relief for people in need, they will stop feeling compelled to give up their spiritual dignity for a meal.

battlebot 10y ago
None of what you listed as human rights are in fact human rights. Being treated with dignity may be a human right, but getting free shit from others who produce is not, nor has it ever been, a legitimate right. No one has the the right to encumber the labors of another. We have seen the dire outcome to that way of thinking time and time again over human history and it never ends well. Currently Venezuela is going through a collapse due to that way of thinking about property rights. It's a road to nowhere. That doesn't mean we can't be charitable to one another, but the idea that some stranger has a right to the results of your hard work? Insanity. That we are taxed to death in the west in order to try and create such a system is also insanity and is bleeding dry the real system of prosperity which is based on individualism and free enterprise. You want more homeless? Keep up that humans rights bs. Lastly, it is magical thinking to believe we can solve the problem of homelessness. Some people choose to be impossible to help. Many homeless have options that they don't pursue due either to ignorance, substance abuse, treatable mental illness, or whatever else. It is an enormously complex issue. For those who want to be helped, there are programs, many of which are taxpayer funded. It's not like they can't get help, but most just stubbornly want to be drunk and hopeless. I have seen this firsthand. Also, many are outright criminals, or former criminals who committed horrible crimes against others. I have extremely little sympathy for criminal individuals and they certainly merit no free food, clothes, nor anything else.

battlebot 10y ago

None of what you listed as human rights are in fact human rights. Being treated with dignity may be a human right, but getting free shit from others who produce is not, nor has it ever been, a legitimate right. No one has the the right to encumber the labors of another. We have seen the dire outcome to that way of thinking time and time again over human history and it never ends well. Currently Venezuela is going through a collapse due to that way of thinking about property rights. It's a road to nowhere. That doesn't mean we can't be charitable to one another, but the idea that some stranger has a right to the results of your hard work? Insanity. That we are taxed to death in the west in order to try and create such a system is also insanity and is bleeding dry the real system of prosperity which is based on individualism and free enterprise. You want more homeless? Keep up that humans rights bs. Lastly, it is magical thinking to believe we can solve the problem of homelessness. Some people choose to be impossible to help. Many homeless have options that they don't pursue due either to ignorance, substance abuse, treatable mental illness, or whatever else. It is an enormously complex issue. For those who want to be helped, there are programs, many of which are taxpayer funded. It's not like they can't get help, but most just stubbornly want to be drunk and hopeless. I have seen this firsthand. Also, many are outright criminals, or former criminals who committed horrible crimes against others. I have extremely little sympathy for criminal individuals and they certainly merit no free food, clothes, nor anything else.