Mastodawn

Even the #destitute remain #Grateful as only the #Humble are worthy of rest.

The poor man’s conscience is clear; yet he is ashamed. His character is irreproachable, yet he is neglected and despised. He feels himself out of the sight of others, groping in the dark. Mankind takes no notice of him: he rambles and wanders unheeded. In the midst of a crowd, at church, in the market, at a play, at an execution or coronation, he is in as much obscurity as he would be in a garret or a cellar. He is not disapproved, censured, or reproached: he is only not seen. This total inattention is to him, mortifying, painful and cruel. […] To be wholly overlooked, and to know it, are intolerable.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1790), “Discourses on Davila: A Series of Papers on Political History,” No. 5, Gazette of the United States

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/18189/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #destitute #homeless #ignored #invisibility #obscurity #poor #poverty #unseen

Paul Schoe Jun 3, 2024

The vast majority of Chinese School kids live in destitute environments.

Applaud the teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvxIgzJzQa4

#China #SchoolKids #PrimarySchool #Destitute

The vast majority of Chinese School kids live in destitute environments. Applaud the teacher.

YouTube

SubtleBlade ⚔️Oct 24, 2023

The #Tories have created a new #poverty – one so deep and vicious it requires Victorian vocabulary

‘#Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to 4 million in the #UK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/24/tories-poverty-destitute-history-politics
#ToryPoliciesInAction

The Tories have created a new poverty – one so deep and vicious it requires Victorian vocabulary

‘Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to 4 million in the UK, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian

Tim Moore Jul 29, 2023

I saw them yesterday clearing out the people from the encampment. They were pushing the old woman hanging onto her cart of belongings back out into the street. It was a neat, clean group of tenters. How cruel does this system need to get before we say enough, we deserve a new better one?
#imperialbeach
#sandiego
#california
#destitute
#houseless
#abandoned
#povertyisviolence

OccuWorld Jul 18, 2023

Labour hire company under investigation for alleged 'bullying', mistreatment of Pacific workers

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-07-18/linx-employment-alleged-mistreatment-pacific-islander-workers/102601910

Linx Employment is under investigation as seasonal workers in Queensland allege they have not been given adequate hours and have been left homeless, without enough money to return home.

#exploitation #labor #queensland #tempworkers #agriculture #stranded #liedto #homeless #destitute

Linx Employment under investigation for alleged mistreatment of Pacific Islander workers

Linx Employment is under investigation as seasonal workers in Queensland allege they have not been given adequate hours and have been left homeless, without enough money to return home.

ABC News

JDS Feb 13, 2023

"We don't want yer type round here" - #Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

No problem! We will build elsewhere - #Ford

#thomasmassie the hater of #veterans the #poor and #destitute is taking credit for bringing the plant to #Kentucky

He had nothing to do with this project.

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/ford-set-announce-marshall-will-get-ev-battery-plant

Ford set to announce $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Michigan, sources say

The automaker is scheduled to hold a news event at Ford Ion Park near Detroit on Monday. The plant would be near the intersection of I-69 and I-94, both key commercial corridors.

Automotive News

Patrikai.com Sep 6, 2022

கைம்பெண்கள், ஆதரவற்ற மகளிர் நல வாரியம் அமைப்பு! அரசாணையை வெளியிட்டது தமிழக அரசு https://patrikai.com/widowers-helpless-women-welfare-board-organization-government-of-tamil-nadu-issued-the-ordinance/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

#TamilNadu #TNGovt #Destitute #widow #Women #welfare @TNDIPRNEWS@twitter.com

xameer Jan 23, 2021

- We are not thinking of the threshold as literal starvation. Rather, it’s the level of resources below which it becomes desperately hard to participate in your social group any more, below which you become #destitute.