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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Compassion isn’t accepting the circumstance of others and choosing to ignore it, so I’m not sure how an individual not caring if bus shelters are used as drug dens has anything to do with compassion. Considering nobody believes an addiction to be a positive trait and sleeping outside to be desirable, an abundance of compassion would likely lead to actively wanting those things to be changed or erased. Compassion for homeless addicts isn’t “leave them be,” so again, you’re being absurd.
And yes, it is currently political and ideological. My point was that it can’t be, because the right solution is going to be bipartisan and transforming what we view as competitive ideologies into complimentary ones. Suggesting the next “solution” is going to be political and ideological is just admitting that the next solution isn’t going to work.
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You have made some good points. But, you're being kind of an #######. Calling someone absurd because they have an observation which doesn't align with your own makes me feel that way about you.
And, I didn't suggest being overly compassionate leads to "leave them be". That's you assuming and not really taking the definition of compassion at face value. I believe being overly compassionate leads to handling this issue with kid gloves (too much sympathy and concern) and ultimately not accomplishing anything.
If it's funded by the government, it's always going to be political. You just can't avoid that. If all of the parties to agree on a solution and run with it, that would be beautiful and effective politics.