• andros_rex@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Homeless people are a target of this administration.

    The goal is to criminalize homelessness, for prison labor. My state is currently trying to ban all homeless services except for the two largest cities.

    The hatred is motivated by the “Just World” fallacy I think - that homeless people must have done something to deserve their condition. If you believe in a “Just World,” you’re comforted with the knowledge that it’ll never be you on the streets, you work hard/don’t make bad decisions.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

      Again, I don’t think the fallacy causes this behaviour. The fallacy is adopted as a way of coping with the fear of becoming homeless. This is important because you cannot change the behaviour of a person holding the fallacy by successfully refuting the fallacy, because the fallacy isn’t the reason for their behaviour. It is merely a cover that provides moral license for their bad (ie, unempathetic, uncompassionate) behavior. If you strip it away, they will immediately feel compelled to find a different one, and their behaviour will not change. You have to address the underlying emotions that give need for these fallacies in the first place.