tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post4983771498998758903..comments2023-05-31T09:03:34.365-05:00Comments on Trailer Park Paradise: I do not understand this mindsetSabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-26109622083256144802011-09-24T15:59:26.014-05:002011-09-24T15:59:26.014-05:00"We conservatives are the uncaring ones, thou..."We conservatives are the uncaring ones, though. Got that?" I know. It's really obvious from watching the GOP debates. They also seem to have problems with things like basic concepts like "reasonable doubt" in a criminal trial and science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-60091212440211870092011-09-22T13:41:44.375-05:002011-09-22T13:41:44.375-05:00Wonder what Robert thinks about this?Wonder what Robert thinks about this?peter dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-49922361029927570072011-09-22T10:34:41.883-05:002011-09-22T10:34:41.883-05:00What a lot of those people don't realize is th...What a lot of those people don't realize is that having useful work at a shelter will bring in exactly the sort of people that can be helped the most. There are some people who don't like to accept charity, and won't go to a shelter because of that. Giving them a job to do that makes them feel like they are earning their keep. And people who have that attitude are the type that are trying to get out of their rut and support themselves, so they should be encouraged. The sort of person who won't take charity unless it is handed to them free of charge is a different type of person. The sort that is too lazy to do anything doesn't deserve help, and should be allowed to take the consequences for their attitude.<br />Just my opinion.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-36409569939237713742011-09-21T19:09:23.510-05:002011-09-21T19:09:23.510-05:00Well said, Sabra.Well said, Sabra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-47582093487581212012011-09-20T21:40:28.326-05:002011-09-20T21:40:28.326-05:00Great post.
Back in the 1980s, I worked (first a...Great post. <br /><br />Back in the 1980s, I worked (first as a volunteer, later as paid staff) at a non-profit organization that helped the homeless. It was heartbreaking to see how <em>hopeless</em> a lot of those folks were: nothing to do, nowhere to go, no expectation of anything ever changing. I saw that often, giving them useful something to do, no matter how minor or menial, was often the first step toward changing that.paxnoreply@blogger.com