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0 pointsbelZaah24d ago0 comments

I’m not sure you are familiar with the way some traditional communities treat, say, single mothers.

The system is, that if you make unfortunate choices (such as moving away from your support network and carrying your life savings where you can forget them) and do not have anything (such as skills or low morals) to compensate, life is going to be hard. That has always been the case, that will always be the case. What the consequential decisions are, differs. But the basic premise of “f around and find out” holds.

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4728284724d ago

And again, the collective failings of community (the “system”; the village), as stated in my response.

gos923d ago

“Community” is local and requires inputs, communal support, to function as support networks

Impoverished druggies living in the middle of nowhere do not contribute to “the system” and such should not expect an output from it

4728284723d ago

Are you aware that this is your personal opinion? You make it sound like universally agreed fact. I have a different opinion, and operate from a wider definition of “community“ and “system”.

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