Reply #9: Well, your comment is rather like Halo Experiment's--to dis the guy for trying [View All]

[Peace Patriot]

to PREVENT the homelessness of his family, including his sick wife and a child who is still a student.

I don't know much about this situation, but I am fairly sure that he has no intention of "mocking" the homeless. He's scared. He seems homelessness looming. He is desperate for a job. He most likely got fired very unfairly. How do you know that he is "exaggerating his situation"? You don't know. He may well end up selling his suit on Craigslist and getting in line at the food pantry. And what would you say to him them? Get a job!

This is Democratic Underground. The tradition on the left (the majority) of the Democratic Party is to bring sympathy and creative thinking to the human suffering caused by the "Robber Barons" and the loan sharks and the global corporate predators. We shouldn't be sneering at suffering and dislocation. We should be working hard to restore democracy and fairness.