>and why must a normal person give a damn about the misfortunes of junkies and alcoholics? for starters because they're also normal people. If you think there'

>and why must a normal person give a damn about the misfortunes of junkies and alcoholics? for starters because they're also normal people. If you think there's no drug users or alcoholics even among all the people you know you'd be very surprised. It takes a lot of callousness to think that people who struggle with addiction or really any other thing aren't exactly what 'normal' people are like. What I wonder about is when it became normal to put that much lack of empathy and compassion proudly on public display.