Dirty Hippies Whining For A Free Lunch

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Originally Posted by Amelinda [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

it's depressing to read and you will never change their closed minds.

I don't understand people who think that way. I especially don't understand Christians...oh i'm sorry "Christians" who are against any sort of program that helps underprivleged people.

you have to understand. I believe in helping out people who are in a bad place no matter what the reason they are there. i love them where they are at and hope that encourages them to improve and grow. *shrug*

Amelinda, from my experiences most people are pretty closed minded. Don't paint it as an 18-26 conservative rich kid thing; liberals, anarchists, etc are all just as closed minded. I've gone through graduate school and worked for Congress and you would be surprised at how many professors, politicians, senior advisors, etc have no real world experience with the welfare system or its recipients. They read something on some liberal blog, hear it on msnbc, or take something out of context from political theory, and no amount of logic and evidence will change their mind.

As for the Christian comment, its just like any group. I think Christians, for the most part, are willing to go out of their way and to do what it takes in order to help people. There are a lot of drawbacks to our current system though - its hard to tell who really needs help, there is no accountability system, there is no limit to the generosity, no incentive to get off the system, and they have no control over who gets the help. Most people, Christians included, aren't going to keep giving money to someone that spends it on drugs and comes back for more.