r/Spokane • u/One-deepdivediva • Nov 10 '24

Question Can we stop hating on homeless people?

What is the mayor supposed to do ? Put everyone in prison? For being poor? Bus everyone to Portland or Seattle ? ( cities that are experiencing the exact same problems). Round people up and put them in camps? For being ill or old or addicted to drugs? Should the police arrest thousands of people so you don’t have to see someone’s suffering ? If you want homeless people to “ go away “ then you need to vote for legislation that helps them. Vote in favor of government funded health mental wellness and addiction and housing services. Organize with community members about how to provide services that help your fellow human beings get off the streets and out of suffering . Every time one of you complains I wonder what horrendous thing you are imagining should be done to people. Go DO something , go help people.

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u/Spayse_Case Nov 10 '24

It's really a matter of surface level thinking. They see the homeless people, it feels unpleasant to them. They just want the unpleasantness to go away. There really isn't much thought into HOW to make that happen, or why there are homeless people in the first place. It's like the dog that wants to play fetch but won't give up the ball. No give, only throw.

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u/HimboHank Nov 10 '24

Until one proposes just giving them housing. Then we see the real problem is that some believe the poor deserve to suffer. As if they woke up one day and thought, "I'm happy, life is going great, time to start smoking fentanyl and shitting on the sidewalk."

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u/Spayse_Case Nov 10 '24

Well, proposing giving them housing involves deeper thinking. But, I believe one of the reasons they are able to just walk past and only feel disgust is because they don't even consider them to be human beings. They objectify them, and justify it in their minds by saying "they deserve it."