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Originally posted by Kinboat:
Wr8th said: 'Yes I can argue it when it's viewed as an entitlement that everyone has a god-given right too without the reasonable expectation that they contribute positively to society themselves'
It's exactly this attitude that some people are more entitled to the basics of human existence that propagates discrimination and hatred in the world. I can only hope if you ever find yourself without food that someone with more compassion will be nearby. Who gets to decide what a 'positive contribution' is? You? Me? Whoever it is won't be fair, everyone has their own biases that they lug around. I have already devoted two years of my life volunteering for others, and I didn't even ask them if they 'earned' my help... I did it because all human life is precious, regardless of their value in the eyes of this government.
Spare me the sanctimony. As if your personal stint at volunteerism gives you special priviledged insight or that you're the only one to do so.... Please.
Who are you to presume what I've been through?
I'm for giving people a hand-up, not a hand-out. Like helping those who've exhibited the strength of character to try and help themselves and their family (an example of a positive contribution) but have fallen short and are too proud to ask for assistance. A silent, sometimes anonymous hand-up leaves them with more than just the immediate tangible benefit, it also leaves them their integrity. I know. Too many (not all) expect hand-outs simply because they've found it expedient and have been socialized to feel it's their right.
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Enterprise upon experiencing the Xyrillian-installed holographic chamber showing a simulation of the capital city of Qon'oS.
