Not gonna pretend that the unhoused in this situation are being helped or anything, but it goes to show that the US government is capable of improving things for its people but choses not to.
Also, remember when Beijing hosted the Olympics and Westoids accused China of hiding all the beggars? Lmao.
I went back and forth over if this belongs in the Dunk Tank, because “ProudArmyBrat” is definitely some sort of chud who has reactionary opinions of the unhoused.
I do not endorse removing the unhoused to maintain an image, but at the same time I don’t think the current US policy of just letting the problem fester is tenable either. There needs to be concerted government effort to house, employ, and otherwise rehabilitate (from addictions, illness, etc.) the unhoused. That effort is portrayed as impossible or unrealistic by both parties but this temporary cleanup is at least a shadow of a step towards doing something to help the unhoused and those around them.
I get it, but whoever once lived in a tent there is now still unhoused and their tent and any belongings has been destroyed by SF police.
A problem solved the American way: fucking over poor people.
Also the planters are still taking up space on the sidewalk that could be used by the public, so not only have you failed to solve one of the alleged problems (the sidewalk is blocked), you’ve also hidden away the people suffering. All the government of SF did is push these people under the rug, and now the libs don’t have to see them so they won’t feel bad.
bro whatever sweeps they did only exacerbated things and are absolutely not a step towards anything, nor are they novel. cities have been sweeping camps for years.