Video The homeless read mean tweets.

[wizehop]

 

[drode]

Does this stem from lack of perspective or plain ignorance? Like damn.

 

[kokomojoe]

I think it's people who are so comfortable in their own routine and life, who have overinflated their egos until they actually believe they are separated from what they see going on in the world. They don't understand, care, or for that matter think.

 

[Preacher]

I think @drode is closer. Many people believe their only encounters with "homeless" people are only with the most extreme examples. The 'schizophrenzic bum-fuck that is arguing at the top of his lungs with the light-pole' type. They don't realize how many homeless people they pass by every day that aren't dirt encrusted and over the top smelly and crack addicted. The don't realize the issues in just trying to get a shower, or get mail, or even open a bank account let alone put money in it and keep it there.

And yes most of us here choose this lifestyle, but too many in this country don't. And are demonized as lazy and incompetent or worse. Most have gotten to where they are through circumstances beyond their control. They never dreamed they'd be living out of their car with 2 kids. They've been screwed by the system and continue to be screwed as they try to claw their way back out to some semblance of normality. And you've got pricks like those people treating them like sub-human trash.

 

[Odin]

This video should be played every morning and every evening right before the major media news heads go live on TV.

We need the real zombie americans to wake up and get that homeless is not a sin and people have value beyond some stupid economic calculation.

 

[SnakeOilWilly]

The thing is to the average idiot yuppie teenager the guy's in this video are the "normal ones". Your average teen on twitter might not even realize some of these people are homeless. Nowadays all these kids think every bum lives in a dumpster, talks to fire hydrants and pulls around three shopping carts full of garbage when really that's like 10% (if that many) Alot of homeless people are veterans who risked there lives to give these kids the freedom to even tweet. Is this how we repay them?

Now I guess the topic of homeless veterens goes way deeping than some idiot 15 year olds (I'm hoping they're only 15 and not actual adults...)

Now let me rant some more about how these "tweeters" need to wake up and smell the coffee.

1. Most people are homeless for one of these reasons:

A. Economic. Probably the most common for first time homeless.

B. Drugs. Drug addicts oftan have no choice but to live on the streets. HOWEVER. In my experience there aren't many long-term homeless drug addicts (at least hard drug addicts. Tobacco, and alcohol can be common.) Now here's the deal. Drug addicts are great at manipulating their friends and family. If one of their friends has a nice, warm spare bedroom... Lets juat say they won't be homeless for long.

C. Mental issues. Everything from PTSD to schizophrenia. Blame Reagan for this one (look it up)

D. 'Cause it's fun dammit. Some people juat hate the rat race. Call it wanderpunk, call it hoboing, call it backpacking (you know like all the yuppie kids do in Europe.) Being housed up sucks for some people, and there sure are alternatives.

2. Homeless people are just trying to get by.

You try getting a permanent job with no mailing address. Most of the time homeless people can't get food stamps (not these days at least, what with the card and all.) and those that do can't double up (look it up.) because of the card. Most homeless folk want money for the necessities. Don't trust 'em with money? Buy 'em some food! They'll gladly eat it because for once they're not eating out of a dumpster.

3. Homeless people are... well... people.

If you can't have empathy for a fellow human you need to get your head checked. (checked with a rock...?) This is the big issue here. these kids on twitter don't know hardship. But that doesn't mean you can't understand it. If you rather tweet about drinking coffee than getting off your ass and kicking down a fiver (which is still less then what you spent on that shitty coffee) to that "hobo girl", then you got a problem. a problem that this society still needs to solve.

 

[Odin]

@SnakeOilWilly yes... thanks.

 

[Odin]

If you can't have empathy for a fellow human you need to get your head checked.

in reference that...

 

[Psylock1045]

this is disgusting. and a big part of the reason why I'm about to retire to the wilderness for a while. I'm sick and tired of humanity. It's a joke. the human race will destroy itself with greed and hatred.

 

[Kim Chee]

That's pretty mean stuff. We are a nation who has many followers in its populace. All it takes is a single antisocial poopstain to get the ball rolling and there are a ton of weak minded individuals who keep it going.

Fortunately, it works both ways. There are beautiful people here as well, we can use more.

 

[wizehop]

So I was listening to the radio today and it looks like this made national news. For those interested here is the link to that segment

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/...weets-about-them-exposing-attitudes-1.3026095