Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoPoverty isn't a flaw its a feature.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1576arrow-down138
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down3·11 months agoIf a homeless person is going to use that money for drugs or alcohol, good. I would too if I was homeless and needed to forget it for a little while.
minus-squarekungen@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down18·11 months agoWhat about people who are homeless because of drugs and alcohol? Is it morally justified to be codependent?
minus-squarekilleronthecorner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoCan you explain how never giving a homeless person any money will elevate them from their plight? If not, then giving them money is, at worst, incidental and, at best, an improvement to their situation.
If a homeless person is going to use that money for drugs or alcohol, good. I would too if I was homeless and needed to forget it for a little while.
What about people who are homeless because of drugs and alcohol? Is it morally justified to be codependent?
Can you explain how never giving a homeless person any money will elevate them from their plight?
If not, then giving them money is, at worst, incidental and, at best, an improvement to their situation.