1/Only going to share one more conversation today, and then I'm done, I promise, until tomorrow
@nejsnave said to me earlier "I'm sorry you're so frustrated, it's a very difficult situation", but with all due respect to her (and that is a lot, holy shit does she put in the work)
@nejsnave said to me earlier "I'm sorry you're so frustrated, it's a very difficult situation", but with all due respect to her (and that is a lot, holy shit does she put in the work)
She's wrong. It's not a difficult situation. Capitalism makes it difficult because this system needs people to step on in order for the people at the top to pretend at greatness, but the solutions to social problems are simple social programs.
There are people who cannot afford to live in the city they have made their home.
Make housing affordable. Better yet, make housing available independent of income. Simple.
Nobody should be homeless, but nor should anyone have to pay 60, 70, 80% of their paycheck to a landlord.
Make housing affordable. Better yet, make housing available independent of income. Simple.
Nobody should be homeless, but nor should anyone have to pay 60, 70, 80% of their paycheck to a landlord.
There are people who suffer from addiction.
Decriminalize or outright legalize drug consumption and start treating addiction as a health crisis instead of a criminal problem. Let people seek out help without fear of reprisal from a deeply fucked up violent state.
Decriminalize or outright legalize drug consumption and start treating addiction as a health crisis instead of a criminal problem. Let people seek out help without fear of reprisal from a deeply fucked up violent state.
There are people who have mental health issues.
Make mental healthcare available and cover it under our "universal" single-payer healthcare system. It's bizarre that our brains, eyes, and teeth are excluded from that system, but it's a simple fix.
Make mental healthcare available and cover it under our "universal" single-payer healthcare system. It's bizarre that our brains, eyes, and teeth are excluded from that system, but it's a simple fix.
Provide housing, legalize drugs, treat mental health as health. Simple, simple, simple.
What the fuck is it about being given the power to help one's community that makes people so resistant to simple logical solutions?
What the fuck is it about being given the power to help one's community that makes people so resistant to simple logical solutions?
And for the love of all that's holy, defund the police and divert those cost savings to social programs that actually reduce the desperation that breeds crime stats.
8/8 I realized after hitting "Tweet All" that I had started to number this thread and then got distracted and completely abandoned the effort.
It's been a long 3 days. I make no further excuse.
It's been a long 3 days. I make no further excuse.
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