Homeless

[shiva]

Alright you motherfuckers, U got a JUnkie jew right here, on the subject , and I would ripe every bone in your body if u dis me.I have been a heroine Addict for over a decade,and I use weed stave off cravings like a sonna-of -a-bitch.If u met me on the streets,I would make u think twice, only cause u don't get to be my age and still live in America being a heroine addict off the streets,cause ur either in prison fer breakin teeth or stealin teeth.Matter of fact,if u even post on this site,u gotta be liberal,cause this site is a liberal site ,if u gotta question what that means Ur a fuckin fool.IN cannada, Mark Emery, helped create a hospice for addicts that use the needle,where there are nurses on site to monitor the addict so he (or she) does not die or infect themselves with a virus or bacteria,Whilst shooting up.It is the same in amsterdam.Mf greg ,I am sorry for such the anger, I just feel that way because,i feel very strongly abuot the neglected and abused,and those are the homeless and addicted.And I am one of those on different levels.Just like a jew I am pitamized, god is great,I know,and feel very strongly about addiction,but not homlessness,even though sometime they run hand in hand. Sorry for the Anger and bitterness at the begining,Just maybe we can make people understand.

[SkunkNZ]

We dont have a problem with homeless over here, but my view on homeless are socity don't owe them jack its no ones fault but there own they choose to be that way, as for people who are homeless due to natural dieasters/job cuts... i feal that we should try to help them get on there feet

[GHoSToKeR]

Good post, shiva.

Dn't some of you stop to think that maybe alot of homeless people are addicting to drugs because they're homeless?

Homelessness is an inevitable downside to capitalism (if you can say downside.. the whole fucking thing is a downside). In a society that breeds people to try to attain more than everybody else there are bound to be those who succeed and those who fail at obtaining. And then, because they have less we treat them like they are less, because our society deems anybody with less money or possessions as inferior.

I don't think anybody can accuse any homeless person of anything until they've been there themselves.

[somebody someone]

ive seen it on tv, a programme about this very subject. Homless heroin addict. Taking heroin helps them through, and eases every pain and worry they have. Im guessing thats quite alot. But the fact they are homeless is a major cause of the addiction, because as i said Its the only thing that can make them happy, fuck if i had ruined my life id take all the drugs. They take you out of this world.

[GHoSToKeR]

That's the thing, alot of people are homeless through no fault of their own. People automatically assume that if you're homeless it's because a) you can't get a job, or you can't keep a job, b) you're a drunk or c) you're a drug addict. Sure, sometimes it might be one of those things, but I guarantee you most of the time it's not.

Like I said before, in a society in which succeeding is having more than the next guy, there are always going to be people with less. It's inevitable and it sucks.

[robert42]

"We're in one of the richest countries in the world,
but the minimum wage is lower than it was thirty five years ago.
There are homeless people everywhere.
This homeless guy asked me for money the other day.
I was about to give it to him and then I thought he was going to use it on drugs or alcohol.
And then I thought, that's what I'm going to use it on.
Why am I judging this poor bastard.
People love to judge homeless guys. Like if you give them money they're just going to waste it.
Well, he lives in a box, what do you want him to do? Save it up and buy a wall unit?Take a little run to the store for a throw rug and a CD rack? He's homeless.
I walked behind this guy the other day.
A homeless guy asked him for money.
He looks right at the homeless guy and says why don't you go get a job you bum.
People always say that to homeless guys like it is so easy.
This homeless guy was wearing his underwear outside his pants.
Outside his pants. I'm guessing his resume isn't all up to date.
I'm predicting some problems during the interview process.
I'm pretty sure even McDonalds has a "underwear goes inside the pants" policy.
Not that they enforce it really strictly, but technically I'm sure it is on the books."

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

"We're in one of the richest countries in the world,
but the minimum wage is lower than it was thirty five years ago.
There are homeless people everywhere.
This homeless guy asked me for money the other day.
I was about to give it to him and then I thought he was going to use it on drugs or alcohol.
And then I thought, that's what I'm going to use it on.
Why am I judging this poor bastard.
People love to judge homeless guys. Like if you give them money they're just going to waste it.
Well, he lives in a box, what do you want him to do? Save it up and buy a wall unit?Take a little run to the store for a throw rug and a CD rack? He's homeless.
I walked behind this guy the other day.
A homeless guy asked him for money.
He looks right at the homeless guy and says why don't you go get a job you bum.
People always say that to homeless guys like it is so easy.
This homeless guy was wearing his underwear outside his pants.
Outside his pants. I'm guessing his resume isn't all up to date.
I'm predicting some problems during the interview process.
I'm pretty sure even McDonalds has a "underwear goes inside the pants" policy.
Not that they enforce it really strictly, but technically I'm sure it is on the books."

Haha, great post, I can't stand beggers that pressure people, like follow them and say "Give me money" it's our choice if we pay them hard earnt money or not (I choose not to, bad experiences, like them trying to grab your wallet, or one time a homeless chav stole my drink, and said if i didn't give it to him he'd kick my head in, whilst pointing at a bunch of tramps over the road) and i hate homeless people that feel they are owed money by people, and make them feel intimidated.. i say "Bust a cap in that fool!"

[ermitonto]

GHoSToKeR is right, homelessness is an inevitable consequence of capitalism. We have enough land and resources and all that to adequately provide food, clothing, shelter and medical attention to every single person on the planet, but we don't do that because most of the wealth in a capitalist society is concentrated into the hands of a wealthy few (Bill Gates alone owns as much wealth as the bottom 45% of American households combined, and I'm sure his dirt-poor Third World sweatshop slaves work much much much harder than he ever has in his life). When you have this immense concentration of wealth, which by the way is growing every year, the only people really capable of using the vast resources of our techno-industrial civilization for the benefit of society are the rich, and they won't do it unless they can somehow get richer in the process. If they didn't make all their decisions on whether or not they would make more money, they wouldn't be so rich in the first place. Because there is no money for the rich in building shelter for everybody, they just don't do it. As long as capitalism is around, there will always be homeless people; only a socialist economy could satisfy the basic needs of all members of society.

[amsterdam]

guess their fucked,capitalism isnt going anywhere my anarchist friend.

[ermitonto]

Everything is temporary, and capitalism is no exception. Every form of society eventually gives way to a new form. People always find ways to improve the way society is structured. To assert that this is the end of the line, sociologically and economically speaking, is ridiculous.