RE: WHY IS THIS CONTROVERSY NOT TRENDING?
I think I can answer your question as I see it plenty of times in my travels, the people who have least are more than likely the people who will give the most.
Big bucks get you on the trending page, there isn't a "trending page" for big hearts.
If you want to see people who are more than happy to share what little they have go buy a large pizza and give it to a homeless person. Nine times out of ten that person will take the pizza and go looking for their friends to share it with, they don't start eating until they have given away all but one slice or maybe two. I have even seen them give it all away and when I asked the guy why he didn't keep a piece for himself he said he had eaten once that day, 14 hours earlier, a hash brown and biscuit.
Little Caesar's pizza isn't expensive so I went back in and got another one and sat and ate it with him on the tailgate of my truck.
That homeless person taught me a lot that day about giving and caring.
I hope this helps with answering your question.
I truly appreciate your comment and concur completely. The title of the posts and the questions were pretty much to peak interest and were rhetorical actually.
I am a former homeless Vet, having been homeless when I lived in San Diego after being laid off from the ship yards (my battle with alcohol and some other physical issues contributed to my situation as well). As you stated, generally one will find few that are as giving as the homeless community. Acts of compassion among the homeless is common and part of the culture. It is a social group with its own pecking order. There are homeless that live within vehicles (vans, cars, small RVs) that are at the top of the pecking order and those with mental health issues (schizophrenia, depression, mental retardation). Also there are homeless that choose the lifestyle and others that are homeless by no fault of their own.
Many of the homeless are very proud people. Not all hold signs panhandling. Some will not ask for anything, some will actually refuse money.
I have lived as a homeless man and have laughed, cried, ran from police who would harass us, and defended others from drunk youths who would prey on homeless for entertainment. The best thing anyone ever gave me was a hug.
Your compassion for your fellow human beings has me with tears in my eyes, you are truly a mensch (good person).
Well thanks for the compliment, don;t know that I had ever been called a mensch, and didn't know the meaning either. I knew your your question was rhetorical but it was an opportunity to point out what a lot of people may not see when it comes to the homeless as they go out of their ways to avoid even being in areas when homeless gather.
Compassion has become a lot like common courtesy and common sense, both of those are becoming more uncommon than common.