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Trump executive order criminalizes homelessness and mental illness

Questerr

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That you think telling people that if they want government handouts they need to stop doing illegal drugs or that they are not allowed to be squatters in public areas is fascism shows you don’t actually know the meaning of that word.


I swear the far left and their fascism silliness has become just as unhinged as the far right and their Communist stupidity.
 
I think your name is perfect for your messages. Many of those squatters are vets who have not gotten treatments because the GOP keeps cutting their benefits to give tax cuts to the wealthy.
 
Can you show us evidence that every homeless person is a drug user or that mentally ill people are the same? You're lumping all these folks into one basket which is plainly not true.
 
If you are keeping track with the homeless issue you would also know and acknowledge the many crimes, committed by these homeless people living openly on the streets of America. There have been numerous stories by different sources of the crime, the drug use, the filth in the streets, and the numerous violent attacks on people perpetrated by some of these people. It's a real problem and often takes place in school zones, in the shopping districts of cities, along the subway system in many large cities and many want to turn a blind eye.
Tent cities, and cardboard box dwellings is not a solution that aids anyone but it sure causes problems.
 

And the solution is social welfare systems being adequately funded. Not putting them in prison.

But conservatives would rather cut welfare programs so rich people can have more yachts.
 
Can you show us evidence that every homeless person is a drug user or that mentally ill people are the same? You're lumping all these folks into one basket which is plainly not true.
Ahh so nothing intelligent to say so just going to make up strawman huh
Can you quote where I said every homeless person is a drug user.
Or said anything about mentally ill people.

I am not lumping anyone into any basket. You are just telling lies.
 

Are you claiming that’s all the executive order does?
 
Ok, and how does this help fix the problem
 
I think your name is perfect for your messages. Many of those squatters are vets who have not gotten treatments because the GOP keeps cutting their benefits to give tax cuts to the wealthy.
If you had an actual argument you would be able to dispute what I said instead of just going with personal insults.

But I can’t say it surprises me.

Or is it you don’t actually know the meaning of the word fascism either and just think it means anything the left doesn’t like.
 
Are you claiming that’s all the executive order does?
I am still waiting for you to explain what the EO does is fascism.

I mean besides you just bleating your favorite word.
 
This is more windfall for some of his biggest backers, the private prisons scumbags.

And we all have to pay for it.

I think this is what it comes down to, those scumbags donated a lot of money to his reelection and now want bodies to fill their for-profit prisons.
 
Donald has never been the brightest bulb.
 

Lol, you could be talking about anyone Trump doesn't like. Immigrants for instance.

Tons of homeless people work for a living and are perfectly decent people.

Why must you all dehumanize people?
 
Ahh so nothing intelligent to say so just going to make up strawman huh
Can you quote where I said every homeless person is a drug user.
Or said anything about mentally ill people.

I am not lumping anyone into any basket. You are just telling lies.
Well, donald is certainly "lumping" all the homeless in one basket by criminalizing homelessness.
With the GOP's agenda, less social benefits will lead to more homelessness which will fuel more prisons. The United States is already #1 in incarnation, yet you support this cruel & inhumane action by donalds Reich.
That is sickening.
 
I am still waiting for you to explain what the EO does is fascism.

I mean besides you just bleating your favorite word.

You really trust the government (they are here to help you, right? ) to determine who is a risk to themselves or others?

Just seems a little authoritarian to some of us that the government wants to make that call and lock people up and that the "richest" country in the world could come up with a less intrusive and still compassionate solution.
 
I guess El Salvador better start building more prisons! The US is rapidly becoming one of the worlds more inhumane and evil nations. Really sad to have to realize that!
 
Imprisoning people simply because they are too poor to have housing is fascism.
So just lying huh. No one is imprisoning people just because they are poor.
 
Forced labor is still in the Constitution. Until we wrestle like Jacob with our founding crimes, we are going to keep dumping this shit on the generations yet to arrive.
 
You should probably read the op a bit more.
Sorry but just repeating talking points isn’t that effective of an argument.
 
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