• Vinnyboiler@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      Yeah why don’t they walk into the nearest building and demand a job. Most people’s grandparents did that and they turned out OK!

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        1 year ago

        I dont really get this strawman, there is plenty of jobs you can get to by just applying. Janitors, serving staff, burgerflippers, all valid jobs you can get to without specific education or prior experience. Literally walk in.

        But these people prefer not to work for the pancakes they cook, as they are selfish and just shit humans. Would be sad if it wasnt me who’s paying for the lifestyle they made the conscious decision to live.

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          Where does it say she doesn’t have a job??? There are lots of people who are working jobs that barely pay rent and don’t have money left over for food. This woman could be working double shifts for all we know and is struggling to make ends meet. We honestly don’t know anything about her situation beyond the fact that she stole food. The whole point of this post was that instead of criminalizing her actions we should provide her with resources to help prevent her from starving.

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          1 year ago

          How was that a strawman argument to your ignorant “get a job” rebuttal? For something to be a strawman argument there needs to be false equivalence.

          • SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Deciding that employment is difficult when its not is a strawman. Please read into some basic literature into logic and argumentative errors. Thank you.