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Originally Posted by roachboy
people like to pretend that what they see is self-contained, that what is means is somehow within what they see and so requires no effort to understand.
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Roach's above post is deeply thought provoking.
What strikes me hard across my sensibilities, is how the internal dialogue
of the giver of change plays out.
I'm concerned that far too often, some folk simply find it easier
to adopt a blanket condemnation & scorn of all panhandlers.
I wonder how many people unwittingly use this shunning tactic
out of a sense of fear. Fear of the idea that one slip of fortune,
and I may end up like, 'that.'
or it could be also be a: "yeah, let them starve, and decrease the surplus population," meme.
Willful ignorance is a chosen form of poverty.
I can muster sympathy for this affliction, as well;
but I will admit it takes more effort.