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Nwk_NJ t1_ivuc481 wrote

Place attracts the wrong element. They finally cleaned up the little park/monument. Time to clean that up now. Great little building, but they need something better in there. Maybe a nice coffee shop or something.

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disassociationfairy t1_ivuj8lk wrote

“Wrong element” you mean homeless people looking for a place to just be. Folks with very little options needing some place to stay in their down time. You have your house, apartment, condo, or wherever that you can chill in during your downtime where are the unhoused supposed to go? They have to move because people like you don’t like to see them? They are the “wrong element” because they have no place to live and have the audacity to find a place that’s convenient for them to be. These are people, human beings! They deserve a place to stay and a modicum of comfort just like everyone else.

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Nwk_NJ t1_ivulroh wrote

You are out in space. People hanging on those steps are not all homeless. I usually see people selling k2, drinking, arguing, and have seen attempted robberies. One that stands out was the robbery of an immigrant man carrying groceries.

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disassociationfairy t1_ivumwsq wrote

I’m regularly out there working with the homeless population and that is not what I see. You see what you want and look for reasons to hate.

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Nwk_NJ t1_ivuolyj wrote

You can ignore reality by insinuating that everyone who points it out, or disagrees with you must be intolerant, but it won't change reality.

In sure it's an angry and isolating space to be in when you've gotta consistently categorize people as hateful just to maintain a worldview. But more power to you. I wish you well.

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disassociationfairy t1_ivupgjz wrote

I’m not angry, again with the dog whistle. I’m certainly not isolated. I have community, I have my people. Sorry if it hurts to have your hand revealed. Sorry that your reality is rooted in biases that you can’t see beyond. I’m going to enjoy my day, I hope you do too.

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Echos_myron123 t1_ivydicx wrote

I see a lot of black folks hanging out on that corner so I'm wondering what you mean by "wrong element."

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Nwk_NJ t1_ivyn0e8 wrote

Liberal psuedo-intellectualism has got to be one of the most boring frontiers of modern "thought".

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Echos_myron123 t1_ivyql0e wrote

Conservative racism and hatred of the poor has to be the most boring frontier of modern "thought."

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Nwk_NJ t1_ivyswv9 wrote

I'm not a conservative, not a republicOn, nor a Trumpie.

I just have normal cognitive function, and the crap that goes on in Newark is not normal, nor is it advantageous or fair to the majority minority and immigrant families who have to live here and deal with it.

Poor is a lady with 3 kids who pulls a shift at work and still has to be on benefits, who needs better city services and not to be cat-called walking to the train.

I don't feel sorry for grown able-bodied men who choose to live a certain life.

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ryanov t1_iwebn23 wrote

They "cleaned up" the park by building a nice monument/water feature there, and then built a fucking ugly fence around it because it bothered them that people were hanging around there. It's embarrassing.

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Nwk_NJ t1_iwec535 wrote

It bothered them that people were tossing trash and pissing on it. What twilight zone do you operate in?

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ryanov t1_iwec8t8 wrote

Well, it looks way better now obscured by a huge fence, so mission accomplished?

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Nwk_NJ t1_iwed1vj wrote

I'd rather the fence than trash and bodily fluids...its a shame Newark can't accomplish that without the fences...but then again, we've got people like you who embrace that type of thing and wear it like some badge of altruistic honor. Honestly, I think you're full of it.

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ryanov t1_iwedgh7 wrote

The actual problem is that this whole country is full of people like you who think that something like this is fine as long as you don’t have to see it.

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Nwk_NJ t1_iwehls9 wrote

That something like what is fine? What the actual hell are you talking about? Stop raging generally, and get real. Some people, who ruin public spaces and do nothing productive can be called out, or maybe left alone but just not permitted to destroy the public areas. All the world's ills are not the fault of me wanting a nicer area around the train station for people to enjoy.

Let me break some bad news to you btw - the world is a tough, harsh, and chaotic place. The universe is. You don't have to try and find people to personify your anger about that in....we all feel that way.

Here is some tougher news for you - Marxism is just as unjust and futile as our current system here...its been tried and failed, miserably. If you'd like to help, take some people into your home. I'd commend it. Hell, I'd even donate to the cause. Let me know when you do so. I'm sure a few folks down by the station right now would benefit from your hospitality tonight. Let us know when you go down and do it

I'm finished with this ridiculous conversation.

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ryanov t1_iwejt07 wrote

Good; you were wasting my time.

For people to enjoy. Just not those people.

My point was that as long as these problems are out of your field of vision, it's apparently "problem solved."

Thank you, yes, the practical solution to homelessness is to invite everyone to come live with me in my studio apartment.

Dipshit.

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