Mendicity
Giving money to beggars, displaced people, or children in Bogotá’s streets is negative. It is demonstrated by the increase of people in the streets, they are getting used to the mendicity. Citizens see this social phenomenon as something natural and they offer their help giving charity. However, they do not realize that it is an issue that we have to “figure out” with social reformations.
Most beggars in Bogota’s streets are waiting help; they do that because the society has not given them opportunities or they want it; also, they do not desire to work or they do not know to work, etc. In fact, the charity allows them to survive, but it does not help them to “leave” that dependence situation or of social impotence.
The humanitarianism or the altruism of people for compassion has increased this social issue. The only thing that makes the charity is to soften the conscience and the problem, but not to solve it.
However, supporters that disagree with giving money to displaced people say that charity is not the solution neither it is going to change the situation of poverty; rather, radical transformation of the politicians of State is required that distributes the wealth equally, for instance the study, housing, social security, improving in this way the quality of life of all the members of the society.
In short, charity is a negative fact, a type of remedy that has increased the issue, isolating and excluding to some people that have made of the mendicity a form of surviving. Nevertheless, it is not to survive, the real solution is that everybody has the choice of living fully in a fair society.
Bibliography:
- www.lavozdelanzarote.com/spip.php?article7839 June 14th 2008
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