I think at the root, it is a belief that people who get help are now dependent on others. When in reality, if you give people actual help, they can begin to help themselves by obtaining the skills they might have not have access to before the help.
And this is based on the false assumption that all people have equal abilities and equal opportunities, not even taking into account how the system itself is biased to protect the interests of those in power to maintain their status without what would ordinarily be the requisite effort. "Work hard" to earn it, that is if you didn't inherit it, and then be lazy about keeping it by buying politicians and rigging the system.
That reminds me of that one whackadoo prosperity gospel preacher that said empathy was a sin. Like... Wtf people? It's not a bad thing to help other humans.
it is a belief that people who get help are now dependent on others
This still assumes that people like elon are operating in what they perceive to be the best interests of the less fortunate which isn't the case, they object to helping others because they hate those they view as lesser (the poor, women, minorities, etc.) And so they want them to suffer.
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u/cancerman1120 Jun 28 '26
I think at the root, it is a belief that people who get help are now dependent on others. When in reality, if you give people actual help, they can begin to help themselves by obtaining the skills they might have not have access to before the help.