Do you think that homeless people are less than human?

[msc545]

[JacobJordan]

No I actually spent some time homeless many many years ago. I learned a lot. There are 3 types of homeless people. The ones like me that hadn't given up and were doing everything we could to get out. We worked multiple jobs we lied to those employers so they didn't find out. Then there are the homeless who are giving up or choosing to be homeless (they do exist I met a few) the ones who are giving up typically look for spare change because they are too tired or not mentally present to work but not completely lost the choosers typically have money they just don't want to maintain a home. And lastly the ones who have given up hope. Those are the ones generally addicted to drugs, uber dirty, alcoholics etc they have genuinely given up.

[lightbulb27]

no, they are a mixture of humanity issues without support.

if there is one commonality, they all have been emotionally damaged. some want to get to better but don't have the resources.

it's a sad mess to see people fade away, especially the older ones. I've seen them struggle to survive with minimal help. Some just unfortunate not to have kids or family can no longer function. we could do better you'd think. I'd put the church in charge of fixing it... without God, is generally hopeless for the issue is brokenness.

[Simslover92]

Homeless people are probably one of the strongest set of people in the world to deal with what they deal with everyday. I could not even begin to fathom what they go through. So I certainly don't think homeless people are less than human. If anything they are more human than a lot of us.

[milknhoneyy]

We are all one illness, injury, accident, job loss, etc. away from homelessness. Homeless people aren't inherently different from anybody else, and they certainly aren't excluded from humanity due to their circumstances.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Nope, but a lot of them are battling mental illnesses.

[msc545]

True

[OlderAndWiser]

No. I think that most of them are chronically mentally ill or they have a long history of dependence, and they do not think and feel as I do, so they are different. . . but they are certainly human.

[electromagnetic]

I think they are a product of their environment, circumstances and life decisions.
I wouldn’t necessarily consider them less than a human because they’re still human.

[Iron_Man]

No, not at all they’re human beings just like the rest of us. Some people are just down on their luck and need help to get back on their feet again

[Chazmatazz269]

Of course not, but it’s getting increasingly difficult to tell the altruistic homeless from the vagrant criminals. I have no problem with profiling for the sake of the greater good. So treating them all like subhumans doesn’t much hurt my feelings.

[milknhoneyy]

By that logic we might as well treat everybody like subhumans. Plenty of non-homeless people are criminals. I'd actually argue that the sickos with money are far more dangerous than the the desperate people without it.

[Chazmatazz269]

Sure, but that wasn’t the question. I prefer to try to stay on topic. I’d also prefer people who comment on my posts do the same. HINT, HINT!

[milknhoneyy]

I mean the post was about homeless people in general, not whether or not we should lump them in with "vagrant criminals" so it sounds like we both went off-topic.

[Chazmatazz269]

I disagree. The question is about homelessness AND social hierarchy; specifically lower classes, i. e. “subhuman”. Vagrant criminals ARE homeless AND on a lower tier of social castes, in my opinion. I didn’t drift at all.

[milknhoneyy]

Your answer WAS outside the scope of the question, in my opinion.

[NaultD]

No. Everyone is a late payment away from being homeless.

[KrakenAttackin]

Not at all. Homeless people are people with addiction, mental illness, and are basically indictive of our societies failure to address these issues.

[OfMiceandMen]

Not at all, quite a few are good people that have fallen on hard times, and who am I to judge, it could very well have been myself or someone I know. It just comes down to circumstance/fate.

[laly520]

no they aren't

many r stuck n need help n others were forced to go homeless

[TheSpectre]

No THEY ARE more human than us
In my HONEST damn opinion.

[SeriouslyNotSerious]

Rich or poor, we are all equal human beings in this world. Why would they be considered less than human? 🤔

[Summeroflove]

No. I don’t…. I think some have mad bad choices. But I don’t know all their situations

[Altheavas]

Whoever think that I wish I could smack the SH*T out of you!

[Kelly6]

@msc545

who ever thinks that is less then human

[goaded]

This! 100x this.

[CrabCakes11]

No. They are a product of capitalism and poor support for mental illness and disability

[handsomelad70]

Why on Earth would I think such a repulsive thing?

[Anonymous]

No. In fact I always keep a bag of canned food in my car. So when I see a homeless person I always throw cans at them. Just doing my part.

[Agape93]

Nope, they're just not my problem

[sheikalana]

No, they are not less than human.

[exitseven]

No they are human.

[Astarlessnightsky]

nope.

[bobby_bush_eater]

No but most belong in insane asylums

[msc545]

We don't have insane asylums anymore. Reagan got rid of them and instead our mentally ill people mostly live on the streets.

[bobby_bush_eater]

@msc545 I'm aware. We should bring them back. I lived in Boston for awhile a expensive city not even known for homeless people and they were still everywhere and almost all drug addicts and mentally ill. They shouldn't be in public they would be in an insane asylum

[msc545]

The problem with the asylums was the poor treatment in the really long stays. What we really need to do is make it much easier to get admitted to existing psychiatric hospitals and improve the staffing and care.