• neroiscariot [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    It's interesting how quickly they went from calling them "unhoused," which sounds like a poor creature that just happens to need a forever home, to "street dwellers," which sounds like a invasive horde coming to take your treats.

    Surely it's not the consent machine, though.

    • Des [she/her, they/them]
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      2 months ago

      pushing hard that reddit narrative that being homeless is a "lifestyle choice"

      also acting like there is some massive social democratic welfare system just rusting and waiting to be used if only they can be convinced to abandon their "lifestyle"

      • Babs [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        It's devastating how many people think this country has a safety net. I couldn't tell you how many times newly homeless people have come to me in shelter and asked about "housing vouchers" or "when I'll get housed."

        Like sorry friend, I'm going to tell you, in the most polite terms possible, that you need to get either a job or acquire several terminal illnesses if you want to get out in any reasonable timeframe.

          • Babs [she/her]
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            2 months ago

            My state has some resources for poor people. You'll get food stamps and medicaid, and they are pretty good. But housing is still either expensive or involves long waitlists.

            Every now and then I'll try to help someone out of state, and in a lot of places you don't even get that.

        • Des [she/her, they/them]
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          2 months ago

          i do wonder where this comes from sometimes. like maybe it's from mostly politically inactive people hearing right wing propaganda second-hand and getting it mixed up with reality.

          then there are the actual libs that seem to think there is an abundance of resources. r/povertyfinance is absolutely blackpilling for this shit. as soon as they get called out by a regular person in actual poverty that person gets dogpiled by a dozen libs trying to protect the reputation of their party at either the local or national level. then the thread gets locked.

          people legit asking for help or resources and it's just an endless stream of suggestions that don't fucking exist.

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  • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Too bad no one is arming these folks so they can exercise their 2nd amendment rights against tyranny 🔫

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Sweetie like Madam Harris said, we're not going back, which means were not going back to being afraid of dirty homeless anymore, all citizens will be armed and shoot on sight. God bless~

    • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      porky-happy We're doing our best! Just give it some time.

      maybe-later-honey You just need to be pragmatic about this. We don't need some kind of revolution!

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