[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Jazuela

Poverty isn't the only cause of homelessness. There are people who have money, who could even probably afford to buy a house, but because of mental conditions are unable to cope with "normal" life and end up homeless as a result. My friend Skip/Kenny was one of those. He wasn't wealthy, but his parents were both professionals as I understand it, and could afford to help him. He was mentally incapable of accepting the help longer than a few days every few months.

But, but, but, it's much easier for some to lump all homeless into a single bucket of... "they're just lazy and trying to get handouts."

For a lot of folks, it falsely assuages ones selfish justification to look down their noses at the less fortunate, particularly toward those who who are brown and black...thus perpetuating the institutional discrimination to which they either overtly or secretly support.

Based on my anecdotal experience of a lot of people I know, the wish of a 'race war' is shockingly embraced...by more people than one would expect from the citizens of this great country.