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minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 hours agoIf we could trust every last person to act on charity, and every person to accept charity only when they need it, socialism wouldn’t be required. But will this sign change when a small homeless camp sets up on their doorstep? Supporting the public comes with its own unique set of problems. You need to do this kind of thing at scale, or it will fracture and fall apart.
minus-squareLogical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoExactly. In an ideal world this type of thing would be enough, but that’s not the world we live in, and charity like this is just not going to cut it. That’s not to say that it isn’t a kind gesture, though.
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoi fully expect they entirely meant well.
If we could trust every last person to act on charity, and every person to accept charity only when they need it, socialism wouldn’t be required.
But will this sign change when a small homeless camp sets up on their doorstep?
Supporting the public comes with its own unique set of problems. You need to do this kind of thing at scale, or it will fracture and fall apart.
Exactly. In an ideal world this type of thing would be enough, but that’s not the world we live in, and charity like this is just not going to cut it. That’s not to say that it isn’t a kind gesture, though.
i fully expect they entirely meant well.