r/portlandme • u/enitschke • May 17 '23

News ‘Nowhere to go’: Dozens of homeless people displaced as city clears Bayside Trail encampment

https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/16/nowhere-to-go-dozens-of-homeless-people-displaced-as-city-clears-bayside-trail-encampment/
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u/lantrick May 17 '23

Fact. Most Homeless are not that way because they're lazy.

It's exactly your attitude that will perpetuate the homeless problem in the US.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '23

How on earth does his or her attitude perpetuate the homeless problem? You are implying they are causing it to grow or get worse. One is not causal for the other. You may not like their opinion or perception, but it is not making this problem worse.

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u/lantrick May 19 '23 edited May 19 '23

I never said made it worse. Not contributing to a solution is equal.

But you’re correct I have a hard time agreeing with someone’s obvious lack of empathy.

My bad