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Originally posted by Superhans
Homeless people are a useless blight on society. They survive off others, like a parasite. If there was nobody to give them change to buy food or nobody to throw food away for them to find they would perish
"The elect shall possess light, joy and peace, and they shall inherit the earth."
4. Homeless people depend on the largess of US society. Homeless people often dumpster-dive behind restaurants and grocery stores, eating the cold pizza, the stale bread, and the shriveled vegetables. When the dominant population gets hungry enough, those things wont be thrown out any more, but sold on the gray market. In other words, what used to be free, will now have a value. Think of it this way, if you see a penny lying in the gutter, do you pick it up? You do when times are hard, and a homeless person does without. (I know a guy who checks every paybooth at automated parking garages---most people wont get out of their cars to pick up a quarter).
I agree, Nephilim, and I think it's pretty sh!++y to come down on the less fortunate, as if most homeless people ''choose'' to be that way. But what would you expect from a tool who has serial killer Ted Bundy as his avatar?
Originally posted by 1/2 Nephilim
reply to post by Superhans
Originally posted by Superhans
Homeless people are a useless blight on society. They survive off others, like a parasite. If there was nobody to give them change to buy food or nobody to throw food away for them to find they would perish
This is a nasty outlook you have.. most people did not choose to be homeless, they are down on they're luck by and large. The ones who I've known that chose to be homeless were some of the most self sufficient people I've ever met.
Do you realize how much empty large printer cartridges are worth? Do you realize that office supply stores and places of that nature throw them away in piles? Guess who taught me that.. a non-conformist homeless guy, go figure.
US consumers in general are parasites! Humans are parasites! Working you 9-5 that you hate doesn't make you a contributor to the good of society!
"If people didn't thrwo away food they would perish". Listen to yourself! Down-trodden people forced to eat what the high class considers garbage but they're the "blight on society". They're not the ones throwing food away!
Get real man, your entitled to your opinion but that reply was uncalled for.edit on 25-2-2013 by 1/2 Nephilim because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by snarky412
reply to post by tovenar
I understand where you are coming from but in a SHTF scenario, all bets are off the table.
This is hypothetical now but can you picture some one like the Kardashians digging in a dumpster?
Oh HELL NO!!
Okay how about can you see them going without makeup if they can't run down to a store??
Well, how many in suburbia will go dumpster diving?
How many can live without AC/heat?
Here's a good one- how many can live without their smartphones/internet ?
Of course, I'm thinking total breakdown of infrastructure due to society collapse therefore no power/water type of SHTF scenario........all hypothetical of course.
Therefore, the homeless may surprise you due to the fact they don't really have to adapt like the rest of us would.
It would definitely be a rude awakening for the majority of the population.
Much respect~
snarky
Originally posted by Gazrok
I was thinking about this earlier today, that after a SHTF event, one segment of society that is best equipped to survive is the homeless population.
In addition, they won't be targeted too much, as they won't have much of interest to the criminals that would arise.
Just a thought, at least as far as things in a major city....of course, we could just see cities divided up into districts ruled by street gangs (likely).