RNAi [he/him] to urbanism • 3 years agoI'm sure as hell people are still saying "homelessness is a moral failing of the poors"imagemessage-square25 fedilinkarrow-up1194
arrow-up1194imageI'm sure as hell people are still saying "homelessness is a moral failing of the poors"RNAi [he/him] to urbanism • 3 years agomessage-square25 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareNaturalsNotInIt [any]hexbear34·3 years ago"Addiction and mental health issues" is literally "moral failing" - how are the homeless and poor supposed to get treatment for those things? link
minus-squareDeadend [he/him]hexbear13·3 years agoThey aren’t. As they may become competitors for jobs. link
minus-squareThordros [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear17·edit-23 years agoYou nailed it. The existence of a permanent underclass is a feature, not a bug. That's the implicit threat of capitalism: if you dare not give up your body to the machine, you could become one of those people. link
"Addiction and mental health issues" is literally "moral failing" - how are the homeless and poor supposed to get treatment for those things?
They aren’t. As they may become competitors for jobs.
You nailed it. The existence of a permanent underclass is a feature, not a bug. That's the implicit threat of capitalism: if you dare not give up your body to the machine, you could become one of those people.