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[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 97 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It’s a choice, just not a choice made by the homeless.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Your home, some billionaire’s choice.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Noooo! My house!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 61 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If it's a legitimate fire, the house has ways of shutting that whole thing down

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You saw how that house was decorated. It was asking for it.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Those hedges were quite flammable. It was bound to happen.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

jesus... slow clap with deeply disgusted look on face i had all but mercifully forgotten about that

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You know, I've heard that quote a lot and it never occurred to me to ask before. What's the difference between a rape and a legitimate rape? Is there a form to fill out or something?

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's ultimately just more shit he imagined to be true. He claimed it was a law enforcement term used for reported rapes but law enforcement disagrees it's a term they use.

But basically he's saying of you are raped and you report it to law enforcement the body suddenly is able to shut down the ability to pregnancy.

Best outcome is he is really really stupid and was told about the morning after pill they offer with the rape kit and didn't understand. Probably because his congnitive dissonance as an America Christianity(tm) kicked in and replaced the science with magic.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You gotta leave a tip for the rape to be legit.

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 51 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is a choice. An intentional policy choice. Made by our government on behalf of an oligarchy of parasitic oxygen thieves who should all be killed.

But most of yall aren't ready for that discussion.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

The government isn't a monolith.

Yes, there are oligarchs influencing policies that make a standard of living hell on earth.

There are also great people within the government who are actively trying to improve the state of things.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

BOOTSTRAPS, PEOPLE. BOOTSTRAPS!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As some ~~wise~~ famous guy once said: Just sell your house and move!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sell to who Ben? A fucking dragon?

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't love the implication that those displaced by disaster are somehow different than "normal" houseless people, though I'm sure that wasn't the intent behind the meme.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Well most of them were living in million dollar plus homes in this case, so they are very different then people who were left homeless in Appalachia due to Helene.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Which honestly might ACTUALLY force insurance reform because this time it’s not the poors who are suffering.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think they were just talking about natural disasters

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think it's more about "these rich people will finally get some little taste of how hard it is to live without a home."

Except some of them won't. Those who are truly wealthy will already have other houses, or be able to buy or rent a temporary home while waiting to rebuild. If they already had empathy they'll realize how comparably " inconvenient" rather than"desperate" their situation is. The others will whine, and use it as a reason to be even shittier to the homeless.

There's a lot of people also who aren't wealthy, they have just owned a house in the Palisades from way back when it wasn't so expensive, or lived in the trailer park. They too already have attitudes re homeless people, which may or may not evolve.

I think anyone who's unhoused, it's the result of a disaster, whether a public or private one.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

are these those mental health and drug addiction people that Musk said were the fake homeless ?

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

"Just get another house. Duh."

[–] Librarian@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, My friend,

When I was homeless,

I had “chosen” to be disabled,

“chosen” to live in a country where applying for benefits takes years,

“chosen” to live in a country where healthcare costs weren’t covered after I lost my job,

“chosen” to live in a country where the landlord’s profit was more important than my survival.

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Anybody who has ever said this is a spoiled moron.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago