[ataturk]

I would categorize that under "poor people are also kinda stupid."

My family volunteered at a local food bank quite a few times. At some point I threw up my hands. I wouldn't say I'm angry, but it's like dealing with little children. It seems to me that most of the people getting food at the "free grocery store" have money for cars, cigarettes, booze. Dare I say, drugs? They have money for all kinds of things somehow just not food. Know what? Put on your big boy and girl pants and get your priorities straightened out. And please stop depriving your kids due to your bad habits, that's just asshole behavior right there.

My take away is that there are a few needy people in our community, people with mental issues or actual handicaps and some who are genuinely down on their luck. But then there is the army of childish bullshit artists from far and wide who just take advantage of generous Christians. It's...tiring. They're playing the heart strings of guilt-ridden citizens who believe it is their job to help everyone without passing judgement. That's a nice concept, but it's out of touch with reality. I get up every day at 5:40am to saunter off to work for 8-9 hrs each week day. Somehow, I'm the fool. See the problem?

It used to be understood that in the process of trying to make the world a better place that you set an example and you held that high ground. The "cultural relativistic" approach is not working.