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tommytizzel t1_itvau9c wrote

Reply to comment by DMoney159 in Many people despise the homeless, while living one paycheck away from being homeless by flavortownpolitics

I think it's more because a majority of the homeless are homeless because of mental health issues. And I don't think most people hate the homeless. But are just weary because of the reason I gave above.

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nanoinfinity t1_itvdf5v wrote

Yea… I don’t hate people for being poor; I hate thieves, vandals, aggressive and violent people, people who piss and shit in public, and people who leave drug paraphernalia in public spaces.

I’m not “only one paycheque away” from becoming an aggressive drug user, passed out in the sidewalk in the middle of the day. If I lost my house, I’d have plenty of other options before that.

And yes, clearly the people who do these unpleasant things have severe mental health issues. But unless they’re willing to be institutionalized to get the intensive care they need, there’s little we can do besides trying to reduce their impact on the rest of society.

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