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Originally Posted by driveway
This is what's troubling about your statements. The fact that you are making generalizations and lumping each and every homeless or disadvantaged person into a group and then identifying them as "those people". In essence what you are doing is denying them individuality and humanity - it's exactly the same thing as racism. I understand that you've had frustrating experiences - and it's entirely within your right to stop offering money or opportunities to people if you choose too. However, making blanket statements about a large group of people - any large group of people - is both logically and ethically flawed.
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You know what, there is nothing wrong about lumping a group of similar people together for the sake of convenience. Was I supposed to say "yeah so regarding the homeless problem in Calgary, specifically Jim, Andy, Trisha, Deb, Brent..." until I was done with the hundreds of people you want to have recognized for their individuality that I don't even know? Honestly, that's ridiculous.
There is nothing unethical or illogical about my opinions on homelessness and comparing it to racism is a total stretch.