p99 has a habit

[SantagarBrax]

First off, I'd like to commend staff on taking the initiative and accountability in attempting to clean up some of the nastiest corners of the p99 community. It's a thankless job and a voluntary one, your efforts do not go unnoticed and I recognize said efforts.

While "these phrases" may be insensitive, they are subjective. There are many people in America today that are proud to be a part of the welfare community and state as much when asked. Surely anyone can see the rise in beggars on many street corners all across the country and other examples. The trend is increasing, not decreasing.

With that being said, allow me to play Devil's Advocate for a moment concerning one sentence in Ambrogio's statement above, and particularly the second portion:
"These phrases are both insensitive and have been verbalized to degrade others."

Have you ever worked or sacrificed for any long attainable goal to have some authority come along and take or wipe away everything? All of your time and efforts are instantly devalued, one feels disrespected and disregarded, discarded in fact. How would you feel if someone came along and did the same thing to you? Wouldn't those people feel "degraded" ?

If the goal is to increase empathy and lessen the degradation of others, shouldn't we utilize a scalpel and not a chainsaw?