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0 pointsryanlol10y ago0 comments

What the hell does empathy have to do with this? He isn't blaming the homeless, he's blaming the city.

He's asking for the city to address homelessness problem, how could possibly interpret that as lack of empathy?

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I didn't at all get any sense from his letter that he wanted to help the homeless, but that as long as he didn't ever have to actually see or interact with people down on their luck, he'd be happy.

If all the homeless in San Francisco mysteriously "disappeared" one day, would he care? That may not be a fair question as we can't truly answer it, but I'd wager "no."

ryanlolOP10y ago

Why does that matter? He didn't explicitly state that, is not expressing your sympathy towards the homeless reprehensible now?

nkrisc10y ago

Not necessarily, but when you reduce actual people to nothing more than a "problem" to be "solved" it doesn't reflect kindly on you.

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0 pointsryanlol10y ago0 comments

What the hell does empathy have to do with this? He isn't blaming the homeless, he's blaming the city.

He's asking for the city to address homelessness problem, how could possibly interpret that as lack of empathy?

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nkrisc10y ago

I didn't at all get any sense from his letter that he wanted to help the homeless, but that as long as he didn't ever have to actually see or interact with people down on their luck, he'd be happy.

If all the homeless in San Francisco mysteriously "disappeared" one day, would he care? That may not be a fair question as we can't truly answer it, but I'd wager "no."

ryanlolOP10y ago

Why does that matter? He didn't explicitly state that, is not expressing your sympathy towards the homeless reprehensible now?

nkrisc10y ago

Not necessarily, but when you reduce actual people to nothing more than a "problem" to be "solved" it doesn't reflect kindly on you.

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