1916
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
1916 points (98.5% liked)
A Boring Dystopia
9722 readers
488 users here now
Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.
Rules (Subject to Change)
--Be a Decent Human Being
--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title
--Posts must have something to do with the topic
--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.
--No NSFW content
--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
"But people are still out here buying staples and maxing out their credit cards, so we can turn the screws just a bit more, right? Right?"
-Rich People Probably
“There still aren’t enough homeless people. We can keep going.”
What's terribly sad about that is we're genuinely reaching crisis levels in some cities. These people need housing *with functioning plumbing stat.
I don't understand people's hesitance to house them because it's like... all you people do is complain about them existing and wanting them "out of your downtown." Well shit, it's my downtown too and their downtown as well and all I want is for them to be housed, and holy shit that actually solves your whole fucking complaint because now they're not in "your" downtown.
The amount of human feces that has to be cleaned daily in some cities is genuinely approaching crisis levels. It's literally a public health emergency. It absolutely can get to the level where enough fecal matter is in a general area that large amounts of bacteria will be floating in the air, and people can end up getting ill from food that this bacteria has landed on. No direct contact with feces needed, once it has reached that level. We don't want it to reach that level.
There's my rant about how absolutely fucked the homeless situation is, because its inhumane and should be classified as "cruel and unusual punishment" in my opinion.
The issue is indeed fucked, but imma NIMBY this one.
Nuclear reactor in my backyard? Go for it, I understand the risks, and lack thereof. Prison? Fine by me.
Homeless people in my hood? Hard no. And anyone says different hasn't known or been around homeless people. Only time I consistently carry a pistol is downtown. I'd be hard pressed to pull it, but still...
Many, many are blameless. But fuck me. If you can't figure out a way to get a roof over your head in America, you're kind of a fuck up. And I know that statement will piss people off, but if pissed off, how many homeless have you personally known? They're almost all fuck ups, and not the kind you want around your home.
And yes, I've been that desperate, that out of options. Spent a night or two in the woods and under a bridge. Jail would be far preferable. And some take that option.
It's clearly cheaper to just provide housing. But where?! Are we going to build concentration camps in the boondocks? And not my boondocks thank you very much. I approach my camp every weekend with a pistol in hand for two reasons; 2 or 4-legged crazy animals have set up camp and think it's theirs.
Mental health care? Again, have you ever met or personally known homeless folks? They will NOT willingly go for help. I got stories. We going to force them into hospitals? Hell, if so, let's just cut to the chase and build concentration camps.
Lotta sick people walking the streets. And I ain't got answers. And if anyone gives you a simple answer? That person is ignorant at best, or more probably an asshole.
Best I got for Americans? Some sort of universal health care. Devil and details and all, but my ex-wife, while training in the hood for her RN, talked of men throwing themselves in front of cars on freezing nights. Free ride to the ER. Yeah. We're that fucked up.