"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"
"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"
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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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If you agree with this, you've never seen public spaces taken over by homeless.
Perhaps it would make us want to... help them better.
It does, but helping is not giving them free reign over public spaces.
I agree. But by allowing them to be in public spaces we're giving some squeak to an otherwise unnoticed wheel. Maybe then it actually gets the grease it needs.
Also... would you want to live in a tent in the park? Do you think they want that? Nobody wants to live their life that way. These are people without anywhere to go. Should they sleep in dumpsters just so we don't have to look at them?
Yeah! Let's kick them out of public spaces... wait a minute.
I'm all for helping but you can't expect people to tolerate being threatened, feeling unsafe, people trashing or stealing others' property, littering places with human feces and needles...
Nobody should have to tolerate that. Offer help yes but you can't expect anyone to put up with that. Not the homeless or those with homes.