The article critiques the inhumane conditions on the streets, illustrating the rise of dysentery due to lack of basic hygiene access caused by socio-economic disparities. The author questions the moral integrity of a progressive council that fails to uphold its values amid budget constraints imposed by a capitalist framework. They emphasize the need to take bold actions, such as seizing housing and creating a compassionate workforce, to genuinely address issues like starvation, inadequate wages, and homelessness. The author urges society to rethink reliance on wealthy individuals and industries, advocating for a societal shift towards collective care instead of profit motives.
People make Oregon Trail jokes and I wonder, is this a joke to you? I walk by corpses in the cold because I have to get to work.
How can a progressive council assert the values we elected them on - ex: practical opposition to starvation, unpayable rents, unlivable wages, and plagues on plagues on plagues - when the buck always stops with, "We just don't have the money."
We have the resources to address these things. Seize the housing necessary. Train massive labor forces to do the work of living compassion.
Let the rich flee, let their money run. Will you rise to the reality that we do not need them?
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