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   JP (jplebreton@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2024 06:18:25 JST JP

   https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a62875397/homelessness-in-america/ brutal, devastating, eloquent account of life while unhoused in the US. there are countless stories like this; this one just happens to be by a professional writer.

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     JP (jplebreton@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2024 06:18:25 JST JP

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     i think it would be a useful long term social project to make "homeless people deserve to be homeless because they made Bad Choices" as socially unacceptable and hateful and backward a view as a racist or sexist one. i think that could be a cornerstone for building broader political consciousness.

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     JP (jplebreton@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2024 06:18:25 JST JP

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     14 years ago my marriage ended suddenly, and it was a traumatic blow to my self concept and overall mental health. i felt like my life was falling apart. i made it through only because i had friends, family, and a steady job. if i hadn't had even one of those, there's no telling how far down i might have spiralled. from that point on i understood how close i am, most of us are, to being unhoused and without support. that is a message we must carry to the rest of society all around us.