Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

manicmonkeys t1_izkn6q8 wrote

Reply to comment by aelius_aristides in Manchester conducts health, welfare check of downtown homeless camp by rabblebowser

Every society has poor/homeless people. That's not a unique commentary of any sort.

Those are nice platitudes, but sadly they are devoid of practicality.

0

aelius_aristides t1_izkor0y wrote

Every society does have poor and homeless. None have as much as we do, because we manufacture homelessness. That’s no platitude.

4

manicmonkeys t1_izle512 wrote

That's just... factually wrong.

0

aelius_aristides t1_izlepca wrote

Hedge funds buying up housing and raising rent, artificially induced inflation, low minimum wage, inaccessible healthcare. How are we NOT manufacturing homelessness? Plenty of countries have extreme poverty and slums etc etc. but none have the wealth and resources that we do, the mass of unoccupied housing sitting empty. We have no excuse to have this many people on the streets.

2

manicmonkeys t1_izlx5du wrote

>Every society does have poor and homeless. None have as much as we do

This is factually wrong.

0

aelius_aristides t1_izm0y07 wrote

Well, you're not making any arguments or providing any information, so this is pointless. And you're wrong anyway. I'm certain that I have spent a great deal more time investigating the issue of homelessness than you have, and a great deal more time with homeless people. Your armchair conservative opinions aren't worth my time.

1

manicmonkeys t1_izm2v5a wrote

I'm pointing out that at least part of your statement was wrong. If you don't value truth though, that's on you.

0

aelius_aristides t1_izm5isu wrote

Again, saying I'm wrong over and over again is neither a meaningful nor interesting contribution, if you have nothing else to offer. And, as I also stated, you simply do not know what you are talking about.

1