• AverageEarthling@feddit.onlineEnglish
    33·
    18 days ago

    I live in a medium sized southern town (US) and it’s already happening. We have one homeless shelter that I drive past every day. It’s mostly folks 50 and over. Several in wheelchairs. I’ve seen at least two folks in chairs with no legs. The crowd seems to get bigger every month. There’s a row of abandoned businesses across the street and lots of them set up tents there during the day. Some just sleep on the ground out in the open. One of the deepest red states btw.

    • Aniki@feddit.org
      3·
      17 days ago

      well at least you have shelters. some communities not even have that. oh and if you set up your own tent, guess what, that’s illegal too.

      • AverageEarthling@feddit.onlineEnglish
        2·
        17 days ago

        they just passed a law that makes “public camping” illegal here. GOP is trying so hard to make being poor a crime. reminds me of a line in that Mel Brooks movie Life Stinks. “They forced us to live in the crap, and now they want to take the crap away!”

      • Aniki@feddit.org
        2·
        17 days ago

        in small rural communities, there’s often only one political organization. i’ve been there, i’ve seen it. i wanted to vote left but guess what, they don’t even run. and those that do are fringe groups with no connections.