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> it's cloaked hatred. Homelessness causes suffering which is usually self-treated with substance abuse. This is not a hateful commentary. I'm not sure how a
by Supermancho 6y ago
> it's cloaked hatred.
Homelessness causes suffering which is usually self-treated with substance abuse. This is not a hateful commentary.
I'm not sure how a blanket characterization equates to "hate", when it's a lazy attribution due to indifference. Maybe disdain is the appropriate term.
- flagrant 6y agoIt ascribes a characterisation to homeless people (that they would prefer to get drunk than have a home) that there is simply no evidence for. The comment blames homeless people for their own destitution purely based on the commenter's preconceived bias against homeless people.
- Supermancho 6y ago> It ascribes a characterisation to homeless people that there is simply no evidence for Except for the evidence there is. https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/homelessness/ https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/homelessness/ Homelessness causes suffering, which is usually self-treated with substance abuse/use, depending on how you want to play with numbers. Fair enough? That's normal human behavior.