Dean Burnett (that brains guy)Nov 4, 2023

Why stop there?

Severely physically or mentally impaired? Lifestyle choice

Living in an abusive environment? Lifestyle choice

Literally drowning right now? You should have chosen a lifestyle with better access to air

Don't have to fund support for anything if everything is a choice, after all.

Show threadBadger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACY
@Garwboy She needs to spend a few weeks on the streets and then get back to us.
Nov 4, 2023 at 2:13pmWeb
Show threadMaggie MaybeNov 4, 2023
@Badger_AF @Garwboy they all do. Here in the US we regularly fantasize about making some of our representatives have to live off food stamps for a month, but they wouldn’t even feel it with just 30 days. They have a stocked pantry already. Their car probably won’t break down in the next 30 days, they need it for a few months to feel it. With no access to their credit cards or loans from rich friends.
Show threadSteve IngamellsNov 4, 2023
@Badger_AF @Garwboy Just the few weeks on the streets, followed by a lot more. I don't want to hear back.
Show threadBadger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYNov 4, 2023

@SteveIngamells @Garwboy I have a sibling who acknowledges the problems we have with affordable housing in the states, but based on a friend of his who has done missionary work on the West Coast, "Most of those people want to live on the streets."

This is fertile ground since people can comfort themselves with the idea that this is working out fine.

I'm at wit's end dealing with people who rely on anecdotal evidence when dealing with a huge problem worldwide.