Brooklyn Red Leg
11-29-2011, 02:08 PM
Okay,
as some of you read I became homeless again in October. Thankfully I'm now in a little better situation as I have somewhere I'm staying (cliche, I know, but it is the railroad tracks) and have a tent now to keep the damned rain off me. Also, as some of you know, I'm not a Christian but I have recieved far more charity from people who don't know me from Adam who do it because they are Christians and they take seriously the idea they help those in need. From the government, naturally, I got nothing. In fact, its been the damned government that I have to avoid (namely Cops). The local government even made it more difficult being homeless by banning roadside selling and/or panhandling except on Sundays. That meant that my plan to sell ice cold water and gatorade got flushed down the toilet because my county is run by narcissitic sociopaths.
My challenge to my fellow An-Caps is to come up with some method of helping the homeless where they live. If Christians can do it, then we better put our money where our mouth's are if we truly want to show people that government welfare is not the answer. A fellow Anarchist friend of mine (who is a Christian Anarchist, but is sympathetic with An-Caps) decided to challenge the Anarchist Atheists he knows to do the same. I have never seen an Atheist Soup Kitchen nor an Anarchist Homeless Feed. Maybe its time for that to change.
Naturally, I'm not saying this is something that will happen overnight. Churches and the like are highly organized and have donations coming in. However, the internet and other resources are at our fingertips and it should be possible. Alot more people are going to end up where I am cause they are 1 paycheck from the street and I guarantee you that the governments around the country are tightening the noose. They are turning a bad situation into a potential disaster.
as some of you read I became homeless again in October. Thankfully I'm now in a little better situation as I have somewhere I'm staying (cliche, I know, but it is the railroad tracks) and have a tent now to keep the damned rain off me. Also, as some of you know, I'm not a Christian but I have recieved far more charity from people who don't know me from Adam who do it because they are Christians and they take seriously the idea they help those in need. From the government, naturally, I got nothing. In fact, its been the damned government that I have to avoid (namely Cops). The local government even made it more difficult being homeless by banning roadside selling and/or panhandling except on Sundays. That meant that my plan to sell ice cold water and gatorade got flushed down the toilet because my county is run by narcissitic sociopaths.
My challenge to my fellow An-Caps is to come up with some method of helping the homeless where they live. If Christians can do it, then we better put our money where our mouth's are if we truly want to show people that government welfare is not the answer. A fellow Anarchist friend of mine (who is a Christian Anarchist, but is sympathetic with An-Caps) decided to challenge the Anarchist Atheists he knows to do the same. I have never seen an Atheist Soup Kitchen nor an Anarchist Homeless Feed. Maybe its time for that to change.
Naturally, I'm not saying this is something that will happen overnight. Churches and the like are highly organized and have donations coming in. However, the internet and other resources are at our fingertips and it should be possible. Alot more people are going to end up where I am cause they are 1 paycheck from the street and I guarantee you that the governments around the country are tightening the noose. They are turning a bad situation into a potential disaster.