Do we really know what is good for us? Just watched a flick from '96 called Citizen Ruth which asks that, among other questions. I remember in my early working days encountering homeless people downtown and wondering if my giving them a dollar was actually a benefit to them. Then there was an episode of LA Law (I think), where one of the attorneys took an interest in a homeless woman and went to great pains to get her involved in a program that would help her become a stable, self- sustaining citizen. Turns out the woman did not want the help of the attorney at all. She merely wanted cash to satisfy her immediate need or desire, no matter how temporary, superficial or unhealthy. She was, in the end, quite content with her homeless lifestyle.
Ruth, in the movie, was similar. And while she became involved with people who, unlike the attorney, offered her help under the guise of beneficence but were merely using her situation to further their own (political, in this case) agenda.
How true to life.
What do YOU think?
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