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newestindustry t1_ixc8kqn wrote

Reply to comment by k1lk1 in Won Greenlights 3,200-Unit Astoria Development, Paving Way for Council Approval by space_______kat

“Stay out of my community if you’ve ever been homeless!” is some ugly shit

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Daddy_Macron t1_ixdbh1z wrote

Nobody said that. But there are clear downsides to homeless shelters that Progressives from upper middle class backgrounds are more than happy to ignore and pretend the people opposing them in their neighborhoods are heartless monsters. Unless we actually fix some of the fucking issues related to a spike in crime, drug use, and harassment around homeless shelters, we're going to end up with stronger local resistance over time.

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newestindustry t1_ixdlndz wrote

>Nobody said that.

Not sure how else you could interpret the post I was responding to.

>But there are clear downsides to homeless shelters that Progressives from upper middle class backgrounds are more than happy to ignore and pretend the people opposing them in their neighborhoods are heartless monsters.

OK pal

> Unless we actually fix some of the fucking issues related to a spike in crime and harassment around homeless shelters

Is there any data to back this up or are you just reading off the r/nyc anti-homeless cue cards?

>we're going to end up with stronger local resistance over time.

Yeah, the exact same people who complain about homeless people sleeping on the train fight homeless shelters tooth and nail at every opportunity. Never hear too much about where they think homeless people should go!

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Daddy_Macron t1_ixdoi7e wrote

I'm glad your neighborhood is wealthy enough to not get them, but we got far more violent fucks and strung out addicts roaming around Chinatown these days, messing with the local people who are just trying to get by. I'm sure the women and elderly love hearing threats from the homeless that they'll beat them up or rape them. And the street harassment has gone through the roof. Vendors getting threatened by the homeless for free food and money far more frequently now. I've even seen some abandon their usual spots. Homeless fuck with local businesses like parking themselves outside of stores, making it inaccessible for customers, until they get paid off. I've heard and seen it with my own ears and eyes, so don't try to fucking gaslight me. And this is one of the city's poorest neighborhood.

Check my profile if you'd like. I'm consistently YIMBY, anti-conservative, and pro-social safety net, but I'm tired to fucking braindead Progressive policies without the slightest thought to their consequences and this woke scolding of anyone who dares to bring it up.

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newestindustry t1_ixdx4jf wrote

Gaslighting... woke scolding... a huge paragraph of straight up Travis Bickle shit. I think I'm good on this interaction. Be well.

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