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Inside the Right’s War on the Homeless (inthesetimes.com)

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (13 children)

Lonsdale denounces “the Marxist idea that American capitalism causes homelessness, and that only far-left activism can fix it.”

But… American-style capitalism DOES contribute to homelessness. It’s not the only contributor, but it definitely is a component.

And I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone but the far right claim that anyone thinks far-left activism can fix homelessness.

What fixes homelessness is providing homes to everyone who needs one, along with a support network that allows people to actually live in their home with the freedoms afforded to advantaged people. How that’s accomplished is up to the community.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

Homelessness is evidence of a failure or lack in our social safety net. Providing housing is a necessary part of rehabilitation, but we also need to work on fixing what got them homeless in the first place.

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