Many people who oppose Welfare are truly extraordinary. I do not mean this in sarcastic but in genuine sense. Some of those who possess extraordinary willpower have overcome many difficulties in life and achieved success without relying on anyone's help. Many of those people have difficulty understanding people with low will-power. One type of ad-hominem argument is that an opponent possesses a deficiency and thus is not an authority of the subject of debate. In this case, I am going to argue that many of those who have proficiency -- extraordinary skill or willpower may have difficulty understanding the people at the bottom of Society.
I may be less successful then an average American, but my life is interesting and satisfactory. Unfortunately, there are many people who have much worse luck then myself. Some of them have less willpower and willingness to work then even myself. Many of these people descend to the bottom 5% of Society. Many of these people become prisoners, homeless, and drug addicts.
Myself being in the Lower Middle Class I can understand these people's bad luck and even weakness. Unfortunately, those who have set very high standards for themselves may have little understanding or compassion for those who fail. Unfortunately, the ideas of Social Darwinism and Survival of the Fittest may appeal to those in the Upper Middle Class.
The idea of Humanitarianism is that we must work toward Survival of Everyone rather then Survival of the Fittest. All Humans are worth caring for. That includes those who have been in unfortunate circumstances, those who look down upon their luck, and those who have shown extreme weakness. Even those who have fallen into great hardship as a result of their own unethical acts are worth caring for.
Humanitarian values are widely accepted not only in West Europe but also in Canada. In Canada, even the prisoners serving life for murder are treated humanely. People whose only faults are laziness and lack of will power to stay off drugs are even more worthy of care and humane treatment.