Would be nice to see them all organize and descend on Washington, a tent city wave vis a vis the Bonus March in 1932.
I wonder how bad homeless would need to get before major reform. Camps are going to keep popping up until they overwhelm local resources, and then disperse some, a microcosmic cycle of ruralization and urbanization, with greater and greater capacity, and more and more sophisticated systems of public services, trade, and justice, until existing institutions and policies are replaced by popular hobo demand.
What’s more, increasing poverty and homelessness is a major social, economic, public wellness, and national security issue that, in addition to not going away anytime soon, is something I think most Americans find compassion for, and even demand action on, when it’s face to face, people like themselves.
It’s like, as the oceanliner sinks, and the 99% have to fight for a few life boats and a piece of door, while the 1% fly away on a helicopter, the 99% must realize they were exponentially closer to being in the same boat together than any of them were to being on the helicopter.
homeless people would have a hard time organizing I think. from what I understand they are spending the day trying to make money and eat. this will affect where they choose to live and how far they’ll travel.
No doubt. I’ve seen some organizing though. There are some homeless individuals around me who are members of regional organizations at least. They use technology and organize locally.
leave to go where?
Someone else’s problem according to them. The NIMBYs can’t be bothered to think about it.
Would be nice to see them all organize and descend on Washington, a tent city wave vis a vis the Bonus March in 1932.
I wonder how bad homeless would need to get before major reform. Camps are going to keep popping up until they overwhelm local resources, and then disperse some, a microcosmic cycle of ruralization and urbanization, with greater and greater capacity, and more and more sophisticated systems of public services, trade, and justice, until existing institutions and policies are replaced by popular hobo demand.
What’s more, increasing poverty and homelessness is a major social, economic, public wellness, and national security issue that, in addition to not going away anytime soon, is something I think most Americans find compassion for, and even demand action on, when it’s face to face, people like themselves.
It’s like, as the oceanliner sinks, and the 99% have to fight for a few life boats and a piece of door, while the 1% fly away on a helicopter, the 99% must realize they were exponentially closer to being in the same boat together than any of them were to being on the helicopter.
homeless people would have a hard time organizing I think. from what I understand they are spending the day trying to make money and eat. this will affect where they choose to live and how far they’ll travel.
No doubt. I’ve seen some organizing though. There are some homeless individuals around me who are members of regional organizations at least. They use technology and organize locally.
I hear sometimes there’s buses to Martha’s vineyard
interesting 🤔
Jokes aside, I’m talking about this monstrous stunt from DeSantis from a few years ago:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha's_Vineyard_migrant_airlift
Apparently it wasn’t a bus, my bad.