DMoney159 t1_itv2p0z wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:01 PM

People hate the homeless because they are trained by the super rich to do so

tommytizzel t1_itvau9c wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:55 PM

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.

nanoinfinity t1_itvdf5v wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:12 PM

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.

TwoSecsTed0 t1_itvd1jh wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:10 PM

People despise the homeless because they assume they are mentally ill or drug addicts, which - while unfair - is usually based on their own experiences and will be difficult to combat.

If you've never had a crazy homeless dude harass you or you've never come across the "leftovers" of a night on heroin (aka: dirty needles and the most unhealthy looking faeces you've ever seen), you either don't live in an urban centre or you don't touch grass.