I have another anecdotal story to add to this. I was handing out Thanksgiving turkeys at a homeless shelter about 3 years ago. This is a soup-to-nuts facility that requires commitment, counseling, etc., and only takes in families. Former residents were given a holiday meal, which we packaged for them. A very nice meal.

One man, when I handed him a frozen turkey said, “I suppose I need to carry it to the car.” My answer at the time was, “Yes, I suppose you do.” It wasn’t later that the line occurred to me that “they don’t fly well after they’re frozen”, but it may be just as well that I didn’t say it at the time.

Victimology and entitlement are a hand and glove fit.