The attitudes that bug me most are what my Dad would call "every creep for himself". Heh...
Now...I agree that gubmit sanctioned welfare is out of control. But there are those here that seem to think there should be NO charity, period. Anyone that can't make it without any help from other human beings doesn't deserve to live.
That's just sick. And it's certainly not Christian. But one of the threads yesterday was essentially saying that those who don't have family to support them have chosen to be that way and aren't deserving of the help of "good" people. And that God rewards the good...so if you're poor, that's a sign you probably are a bad human being.
I had to stop reading.
Exactly... I'm seeing that attitude on FR, as well as some others that tick me off, more and more, and I'm seeing less and less thoughtful analysis.
It used to be, "back in the day", that someone would post an article and within the first 10 or 20 comments FReepers would dissect and analyze and provide links to other articles and bits of information that might reflect on the original article. That just doesn't happen very much any more, and it's a great loss IMHO.