Why do some conservatives see homeless people as addicts or mentally ill?

[Anonymous]

[DonaldDarko]

I don't think anything paranormal is going on. I think it just looks like conservatives have some kind of super human ability to see the truth. It's really probably because of all the commie retards. They'll look at bat shit crazy junkies and the only thing that comes to their mind is the junkies don't have homes. I know that sounds unreal but they really think you can put a junkie nut case in a house and his drug habit and mental issues will magically go away. Their think communism works too.

[Chazmatazz269]

Because they’re not idiots. Many homeless are mentally ill. The majority of long term homeless suffer one or more forms of mental illness and addiction is frequently an effect of dysfunctional people trying to self medicate.
Also, addiction is recognized as mental illness. So your phrasing is redundant.

[DryGermanGuy]

It's the other way around: As an addict or mentally ill person in the United States you have a high probability of ending as a homeless person.

[Asker]

İsn’t American politics stupid?

[DryGermanGuy]

Not necessarily, but a lot of it doesn't profit the "lower" 80%.

[BadApple69]

Ummm because the majority are. Walk the streets of NYC. The homeless are darn right scary.

[arizonasunshine]

You've obviously never worked in a homeless shelter. Go work in a homeless shelter and then get back to me with your expertise on the topic.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Usually because they are.

You don't live like a animal on the streets unless you are mostly a drinker or crazy.

[Pterodon]

I’ve been and lived homeless before. The truth is most are one or the other or both

[Anonymous]

Conservatives are losers that have a problem with everything and everyone that doesn’t agree with them.

[blackeagle007]

What I would love to see is a conservative living in their shoes. Then we’ll see if they’ll run their mouths, idiots.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Many of them are addicts and mentally ill

[Agape93]

Because a lot of them are

[exitseven]

If it walks like a duck...

[Mike_Hum]

Because most of them are.

[Hellraiser1984]

Everyone is mentally ill it's just the severity