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In reply to the discussion: Philadelphia Mayor Apparently Wants Occupy National Gathering Participants to Go Thirsty in Heat [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)unless libertarians are the only ones who expect adults to be able to look after themselves for basic things.
This isn't a case of water being in short supply everywhere or people being unable to afford it.
They just assumed someone else would always be there to provide it to them.
Like the difference between saying the poor should starve during times of depression because they ought to provide for themselves (even though food is too scarce/expensive for them to be able to get) and saying it's the governments fault you went hungry on your car trip because they didn't pull up along side you and hand you a snack (and of course you could never be expected to pack your own snacks).
One is heartless and ultimately devastating to society. The other is common sense.
They aren't dying, they aren't cut off from water. They are just expected (LIKE EVERY OTHER MASS GATHERING) to provide for their own refreshments.