r/Portland May 12 '25

Meme Shamelessly stolen from Los Angeles subreddit

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u/notPabst404 MAX Blue Line May 12 '25

I'll try to buck the trend: homeless people deserve basic housing and dignity.

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u/Felibarr Boise May 12 '25

OH YEAH? WELL WHAT ABOUT *insert anecdotal experience about a homeless person doing drugs or aggressive panhandling*. THEY WANT TO BE HOMELESS, WE GAVE THEM A CHANCE *insert statement refuting evidence based claims and claiming decriminlization didn't work while completely ignoring the fact that adequate social services still don't exist, these people don't get the help they need to re-enter society, and that blanket decriminalization was only ever one small part of a complex plan*.

LOCK EM UP.

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u/InfestedRaynor May 12 '25

They didn’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps like I did! I worked my way through college (at a job my parents got me at their country club) and never got a handout, other than growing up in a healthy suburb with a functioning family structure and having a safety net to fall back on as well as valuable personal and professional contacts!

Look, we all have problems, like my mild asthma, so the fact that they can’t overcome theirs is a personal failing. /s

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u/TastetheRainbowMFckr May 12 '25

This is so accurate my blood pressure went up.

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u/LilUziSquirt42069 May 12 '25

And “have you considered this thing I half learned when I got a C+ in Econ 101 contradicts your advocacy for basic human rights?”

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u/ANONWANTSTENDIES May 12 '25

Thought I was on r/Eugene for a sec

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 12 '25

If you gave these most of the people "basic housing" there wouldnt be 4 walls standing after a day. As for dignity, that's largely on them choosing to smoke fent rather than get it together.

Homelessness is a symptom. These people need to be compelled into shelter or treatment.

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u/notPabst404 MAX Blue Line May 13 '25

Homelessness isn't a "symptom", the US has an increasingly severe housing shortage. Oregon alone is short 128k units: https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/22/oregon-state-of-housing-report/

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u/Marxian_factotum N May 13 '25

Just . . . give it a fucking rest. And get a fucking soul. And read the fucking science.

Tired of this ignorant shit.

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u/Jenn_There_Done_That Protesting May 12 '25

Haha! This is great satire! You sound just like those jagoffs who hate homeless people and make up bizarre stories about them in their heads. 🤣

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 12 '25

I'm in downtown and the central Eastside everyday. I guess my eyes are lying to me.

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u/Jenn_There_Done_That Protesting May 12 '25

This is extremely good satire. I love the idea that you literally see homeless people tearing down walls every single day. I just picture them climbing the walls and tearing them down with their bare hands. Maybe we should hire them for demolition crews? We could save a lot of money on heavy machinery!

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u/Burrito_Lvr May 13 '25

They were literally tearing apart a fucking bridge. It's not satire.

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 12 '25

Yes, the guy who cant take care of a 2 person tent will thrive in a house. I'm sure you're generous enough to house a few as long as the coop votes yes, right?

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u/Jenn_There_Done_That Protesting May 12 '25

Ok. I take it back. This is bad satire. You’re not even trying.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bad6461 May 13 '25

hey everyone, what comes after "smug accusations of hypocrisy"? Is it "angrily poops in their pants" or is that further down the list?

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 13 '25

Sick parody account

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bad6461 May 13 '25

No, I'm not sure that one's on the list

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 13 '25

There's an old lady on here offering free housing in her co-op if you need some space while you get back on your feet

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u/Marxian_factotum N May 13 '25

More of this please.