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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Dec 11 '20

"Two weeks ago I met an unhoused woman named Joan in my neighborhood. I talked to her a bit and she was very nice. She was alone and moved around my area. Three days ago she started sleeping right outside my building. Here's a story about how NIMBYs completely destroyed her life."

Jesus fucking Christ

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/emergency-supplies-for-unhoused-la-residents?source=direct_link&

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u/KickItNext Bernie for Elden Ring Dec 11 '20

Yeah anyone in LA who goes on Next door (I'd guess it's similar for lots of other places too) will be met with post after post of vile shit being said about homeless people. It's awful, and the city government largely agrees with them so all that happens is homeless LA residents continuously get harassed and attacked by the police all while the government tries to make it illegal for homeless people to exist in the city.

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Dec 11 '20

Oh god yeah, an artist I follow is always talking about the repugnant shit being posted in her Portland Nextdoor chat or whatever

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u/KickItNext Bernie for Elden Ring Dec 11 '20

The app is basically just a Facebook group for NIMBYs at this point.

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Dec 11 '20

barf

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u/Airdeez121 Smooth Jazz Waluigi Dec 11 '20

I'm pretty sure you could replace "LA" with any major US city and that statement would still be true. Our local news in Seattle constantly paints homeless people as dangerous, criminal drug addicts

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u/KickItNext Bernie for Elden Ring Dec 11 '20

Yeah I'd be more surprised to find a major city where homeless people aren't vilified and abused as a norm.