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"Public spaces belong to the public by right. And the unhoused public, who have the greatest need for public spaces, have therefore the greatest right" (slrpnk.net)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/memes@slrpnk.net
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I kinda made this post out of spite for the fact the most previous post in this community, whose title I quoted/copied, was getting so many downvotes... At the time I posted this, the previous post had about a 30% downvote rate, and it really, really made me mad.

I am relieved tho to see people in the comments here who have real, actual empathy for their fellow humans. Thank you for contributing here.

It blows my mind how normalized it is to hate on those who are struggling. Especially in 20fucking23 when so many of us now are on the verge of it ourselves. Let's be better, everyone - to everyone. I beg you.

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[–] 38 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Maybe address that problem in a more direct way than letting tent cities be the solution? Here's a crazy idea: actually provide housing. Treat mental illness and substance abuse. Provide training and job assistance. Create an actual social safety net.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I want both. I want to have housing-first approaches for the homeless, and I want homeless people to stop being harassed by police, government, and other people. If society has failed someone to the point of homelessness, they have a right to public spaces for survival.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago*

    I want homeless people to stop being harassed by police, government, and other people.

    If they're harassing other people or making the place unsafe then they deserve to be harrassed by police, government, and other people.

    If society has failed someone to the point of homelessness

    "Society failing" someone isn't the only thing that causes homelessness. Much of the homeless population are there due to their own bad choices. They deserve help, but they weren't failed by society into homelessness.

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