>>>>As for those who can't hack the 'dog-eat-dog' society. I feel zero sympathy. Make better choices in life. The world is full of 'challenged' individuals, be they mental, physical or sociological, who have had great success in their life. It is not luck, it is a matter of will and desire. If you can't hack it then maybe natural selection should run it's course.
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>>>That is one of the coldest statements I have ever read on this forum. I won't be judgmental, since I don't know you other than from what you say here, but if you approach people in real life with that attitude your funeral is going to be attended by about six people. Where's your compassion? One doesn't have to be a "bleeding heart liberal" to feel ordinary human compassion.
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>>Mike, don't take it as a cold and heartless statement.
>>Think of you children. Would you want them to live depending on hand outs or would you want them to be a fighter and work hard to obtain what is necessary to live?
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>>"...give him a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll eat for life..."
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>>Unfortunately, some in our society don't want to learn how to fish.
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>In some places there are no fish. Then you should die!
No. You move to where there are fish.
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