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HebrewHammer14 t1_j0uxbz1 wrote

So everyone here is the “ all all for helping the homeless as long as it’s not my neighborhood” crowd lol

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MrRileyJr t1_j0va6hw wrote

Isn't that literally almost everyone in this state? They want to help those struggling while in the same breath condemning them and wanting them 5 states away. Some of the same people here that are saying they love this and can't understand why anyone would be against will be those same people within a year or so. The problem is getting worse because nobody is willing to do what needs to be done to move things along.

There's little downsides to these sort of things, the research says it works. People need to stop clutching those pearls.

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HebrewHammer14 t1_j0vbc69 wrote

It should really be simple. The residents are assuming everyone who is homeless is a drug addict or criminal which isn’t the case. Allow this to happen, make a requirement of no drugs or arrests while a resident and having to keep your own space clean. If they can’t follow those simple rules then they get booted out. Sometimes it’s just a family who’s living on a couch or out of their car but need to be in the city.

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pelican_chorus t1_j0vm0z7 wrote

Please build more of this in my backyard (Cambridge).

Stop piling all of these in poor neighborhoods like Dorchester every time and then accusing the residents of those places of NIMBYism.

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ThrillSeekingDoggo t1_j0v8jdc wrote

This is like 75% of Democrats in the US and easily a majority of folks in Mass. It shouldn't be surprising tbh.

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HebrewHammer14 t1_j0v8xbj wrote

Notice how quiet they are too. If they thought they had a leg to stand on then they would downvote and speak up with their whole chest.

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ThrillSeekingDoggo t1_j0wnbs6 wrote

I wasn't trying to shit on Democrats specifically, I mean it's not like anyone who identifies as conservative in the US actually gives a shit about any homeless or impoverished people either. Just saying it shouldn't be surprising.

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420trashcan t1_j0xcdxt wrote

What's the percentage of Republicans my guy?

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ThrillSeekingDoggo t1_j107hwm wrote

100? I mean you're doing some bizarre mental gymnastics if you identify more closely with the Republican party than the dems and simultaneously pretend to care about those in need.

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420trashcan t1_j107xkr wrote

Just wondering why you specified Democrats.

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ThrillSeekingDoggo t1_j10hc1j wrote

Because nobody would ever think people who identify as conservative/republican would care, didn't seem like that needed to be explicitly stated. My point was more "even among dems, most people think this way, in MA and across the US". Thought it was implied.

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Rjp2 t1_j0vbwbe wrote

BINGO. They love the idea till it shows up on their doorstep

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