Yeah, fuck the mentally ill. What a bunch of losers. They should just get cured.
PLF, it's society's fault and failing that so many mentally ill are homeless. Fuck the people who don't give a shit about them and want to throw them away.
I hate to admit it, but I create a lot of trash, and most people I know do too; it's just not out in the streets. And we pollute too, mostly when we drive our cars around.
I was woken up today by a homeless chick in my house wanting to use my shower... again! Last time I was working the garden, came back inside and she was using it! She apparently knows that I befriend a long time homeless guy, and expected the same treatment. This time she was ruder, refused to leave until I called the cops, which this time I did... one of 3 F'd up things to happen today, argh!
Philosophically, I support helping anyone down on their luck, and have been giving away socks to homeless (and the rare coat) for 30 years. I just don't want to deal with it when I'm asleep in my bed FFS!
But the truth out west is ugly, Boise ID has been shipping ALL of it's homeless to Portland OR for a decade (more?). 15 years ago, SF and S. Carolina came up with a program to bus people back east to where there was housing, which didn't last long, as it filled up fast... but the seed was sown, and now Republican mayors / governors have been paying homeless to be bussed out to sanctuary cities out west, increasing the homeless populations exponentially, all the problems that go with that can now be blamed on Democratic policies... well played / brilliant strategy, and completely void of all Christian values these sex bots claim to own. Here in Corvallis, this practice just started up a few months ago (we're a smallish town, 60k at most) , and several tent cities literally popped up overnight. I've now got 2 different screamers that go by the house a few times a day, welcome to the community...
There is a huge and highly visible unsheltered population in this town. Its especially bad downtown because all the high rise office buildings are still empty because of the Covid, which has allowed the unhoused to come in a set up shop. Probably the biggest issue the city is facing at this point. They have set up some organized "tiny home" villages and they are much cleaner and organized than the tent and tarp camps you see downtown and along the freeway. It also makes it easier to provide social services and I would like to see more of those set up as, if anything, a temporary solution to this problem.
One thing I don't get is the sheer amount of trash generated by the camps. Cumulatively, I camp out between one to two months a year and tend to keep a relatively tidy camp without throwing trash everywhere. Not sure why the unhoused people don't throw their trash into hefty sacks which I am sure would be easy enough to distribute and arrange for regular pickup. I heard that there was a town down in California that was giving out $20 gift cards to the urban campers in exchange for picking up trash. Sounds like a good investment.
Better to discuss one of the root causes of houselessness: The de-funding of public education and social services since the 60s by Republican administrations. The failure of trickle-down economics.
Ken, watch for stories in Willamette Week about ex-Mayor Sam and his litter initiative called ... wait for it, wait for it .... GROUND SCORE! That campaign name made me laugh, as to me, that's a term used at music festivals..
Evidently they are going to pay homeless to pick up litter or something like that.
meanwhile its cool to open rehab centers for people and when they run into trouble, they are out in the street. where'd you rather be, ohio or ca when its cold?
>MOST Are Mental Illness Drug and Alcohol LOSERS !!
good thing that doesn't describe anyone ranting on a DBMB.
Nobody here with housing insecurity, suffering depression, painful conditions, mental illness, maybe dealing with pain and opioid addiction, drug use and/or alcoholism. maybe just very lonely, suffering and feeling the need for compassion.
I mean, it would just be so ironic for anyone dealing with those issues to be seeking compassion, while demonstrating none.
Rob, something (or more than 1 thing) triggered your feelings today about the unhoused. It's a mess out there, and overwhelming. I hope you're okay.
People are suffering out there without support they should have, whether it's trash bags, or tiny houses or tents for shelter (with water and toilet boxes nearby), things that our cities and counties can provide in conjunction with organizations already working with the transient and houseless populations. There are a lot of people out there who aren't able to manage their own affairs because of their mental health, physical health, issues we may not know anything about. It's rough out there, especially for women and more especially for women of color.
There are organizations in Eugene (and other places) that are building tiny "Conestoga wagons", little buildings that people can sleep in, lock their stuff in during the day, giving people security and safe places to sleep. Imagine, feeling insecure all the time... never feeling safe.
I don't get the trash thing, either. But holding a place in our hearts and minds for people who seem to have no other options seems like the least we can do. And if we are secure we can donate some of our stimulus money to non-profit organizations who feed or offer shelter to people who need it.
There would be no homeless if we didn't go to war and spend all our money on that and give people who illegally cross into this country free everything. How fucked up is it to give a Honduran who sneaks across the border a free apartment and monthly stripend and free medical and dental yet a Vet or retired person born here and who worked his whole life paying taxes is living on the street. FUCK THAT!!!
And I'm sorry to come off as harsh or inconsiderate but I think like the philosophy of you must get your own house in order before you can help others. And legal Americans should be helped first don't you think!?
Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses
Let's club 'em to death and get it over with
Thing-Fish:
Bprr... Bprr... the year 1967
Drug-crazed youth discovered vagrancy as a way of life
EW-WW!
They were mellow
They were yellow
They were wearing smelly blankets
They looked like Donovan fans
I get it. I recently watched the guy who panhandles diagonally across the street from my house urinate on the tree across the way between cars in broad daylight.
Jay, he made a poor choice of location. Is there a public toilet or box nearby? Have you noticed how few appropriate, free public places there are to pee there are?
Mike I've traveled all over the world. Been to 6 continents so don't try to blow me off as ignorant. I 've been 4 times in Honduras and Guatemala. More than a year total time. I know how it is there. I have sympathy for all peoples that are suffering and their are lots all over the globe even here in the US os A, but we can't save and help everyone. That's up to planet earth and if saying America first is bad then call me bad. Of course the planet is in dire times but would you not help your family over your neighbor. Hopefully both at the same time.
>>Jay, he made a poor choice of location. Is there a public toilet or box nearby?
It was and there are. I live 2 miles from the Cross Roads shelter which is the hub of homeless services in my state.
I am generally empathetic towards them but I see the same people standing on the same street corners every day- like it's a job. I'm more inclined to compassion when it looks like someone new standing there- someone who doesn't report to the corner like it's a job- someone who is in a jam and hasn't planned to be there. Last year I donated my 20 lb turkey from work to the shelter. I find the amount of trash they produce and leave on the corners unsightly. It's a problem- a growing one around here too. I will be rightfully livid if/when my daughter sees this man urinate in front of our house in broad daylight.
Jay, I know that you are a compassionate man and a fine father of a young child.
2 miles is a bit far for someone to walk to urinate, and I hope there are more private places he could choose. I've noticed that in Eugene people come back to the same corners day after day. They've found a good spot, I guess. It is like a job and they've got a good attendance record. There were turf tussles at certain corners in Eugene a few years ago, but something changed and that lessened.
There are a lot of available jobs in Eugene but mostly for people who are somewhat skilled, have access to showers/hygiene stations, and will show up. It's too bad the panhandlers with good attendance on certain corners can't find the places who need workers.
Doolittle, "What would Zippy ... think"? That's spectacular. Thanks.
If your trying to say Zippy is a perpetual bum I get it. Hopefully he's got his shit together now. Point being your neighbors deserve it first. (maybe)
When you asked, "What would Zippy or any homeless American think of an illegal getting all the benefits he doesn't get.", the idea of wondering what Zippy would think would never occur to me. You may know what Zippy would think, and you might care what he would think, but I can't say that I do.
For all we know he doesn't think humans are "illegal" any more than I do. I hope his situation is easier and healthier for him.
There is no easy or singular answer. dollitle doesn't have one, the Great Racket doesn't have one, conservatives don't have one, liberals don't have one, no one has one, because there just isn't an easy or even a difficult single answer to this diabolical issue (although bussing the homeless away does work to a degree locally - but then I figure that those who bus them away would just as soon gas them if they could get away with it).
It's a massive, incredibly complex, out-of-control mess, and no on in particular is to blame, and no one has "the answer".
But everyone loves to bitch about it and blame someone, usually someone they don't like, for the problem or the lack of an easy answer.
There are many variations of homeless, from families living in motels and campers to people who have been pushed to the edge by an insanely capitalistic society.
And then there is the drugged out zombie nation, a segment perpetuated and accelerated by clueless homeless coalitions in (primarily) liberal enclaves. Under the banner of compassion, they've been given free reign, no matter what the consequences. Once you give a segment of the population the ability to sleep anywhere, defecate anywhere, break into cars with little or no retribution, then that becomes the societal norm. We can dump billions more into services but without root level policy changes, it won't change a thing.
physical, sexual, emotional childhood abuse (usually from trusted family members)
seeing men, women, children's shredded bodies and / or seeing / hearing men, women, children die in agony (war) or having to kill men, women, children.
drug addiction
brain disorders that are not treatable (yet)
I'm sure the vets and others will get their shit together one of these days if caring folks just whine enough from the comfort of their living rooms which are equipped with laptops, smartphones, wifi, cable and air conditioning.
Just scanning your do-nothing posts to be honest I can't read your drivel
LOL!
Your an old crusty spent head who took too much of something and is the latest radical who rant's with rage but basically talks nonsense. Look in the mirror loco!
Your an old crusty spent head who took too much of something and is the latest radical who rant's with rage but basically talks nonsense. Look in the mirror loco!<<
Republican Mayors / Govs have been shipping their homeless to sanctuary cities for over a decade now... the problem didn't just explode, the population exploded, and that's why... has everything to do with relocation policies, and not the liberal safety net ones being blamed! Didn't take long for resources to run out, private biz closing their bathrooms to the public, yada yada...
Talk about an excellent strategy, you physically remove all your homeless / mental health individuals, and ship them to SF, then blame SF policies as being a failure. Now that's leadership, that's courage, that's one of an extremely long and ever growing list of reasons I'll never vote republican!
Shit hole formed by the Union Pacific Railroad when it plowed across southern Wyoming. When the territory was founded, each of the towns along the railroad line got a public institution to keep things fair and balanced. Cheyenne got the capitol, Laramie got the university, Rawlins got the penitentiary, and Evanston got the insane asylum.
I do agree with one thing Dolittle said. Take away about 80% of our "defense" budget and a lot of problems can be lessened. Fuck the super rich that are fucking us all every day. Fuck the military industrial complex. And let's get our education system turned around.
Yes, having a strong education system is vital - unfortunately it's doesn't solve the issues of racism, xenophobia, mental illness or lack of compassion.
>For some, the caricature of an uneducated backwoods racist may be comforting. This caricature safely places the taint of racism on a different group and immunizes the middle-class from accusations of bias. By placing the problem of racism on the poorly educated, it allows those who are aware or racial inequality to feel like they have done nothing wrong and can therefore safely continue to do nothing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:28 pm
com·pas·sion
/kəmˈpaSHən/
Learn to pronounce
noun
sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:35 pm
Sea lions are homeless.
Sea lions are homeless.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD ntfdaway
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:46 pm
WTF Rob? Is this supposed to
WTF Rob? Is this supposed to be a joke thread?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank Briank
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:47 pm
Yeah, fuck the mentally ill.
Yeah, fuck the mentally ill. What a bunch of losers. They should just get cured.
PLF, it's society's fault and failing that so many mentally ill are homeless. Fuck the people who don't give a shit about them and want to throw them away.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:55 pm
I hate to admit it, but I
I hate to admit it, but I create a lot of trash, and most people I know do too; it's just not out in the streets. And we pollute too, mostly when we drive our cars around.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:55 pm
NIMBY
NIMBY
its the democrats' fault the weather is nice.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry heathentom
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 05:57 pm
Imagine what they'd be like
Imagine what they'd be like on a discussion board.
Lots of semi-coherent ranting & raving and talk about their favorite drugs, using oddly placed capital letters and spaces.
Who wants that???
I agree that it's an out of control & growing problem, but I'm not sure rounding them all up and gassing them is the answer.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim Wheres My Flashbacks
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:02 pm
Since you brought it up,
Since you brought it up, whats with the begging for money too..............
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:09 pm
we closed the shelter and
we closed the shelter and installed obstructions on public benches, that should fix things.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline Localcountyline
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:12 pm
It could be you one day Rob,
It could be you one day Rob, or me.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:27 pm
I was woken up today by a
I was woken up today by a homeless chick in my house wanting to use my shower... again! Last time I was working the garden, came back inside and she was using it! She apparently knows that I befriend a long time homeless guy, and expected the same treatment. This time she was ruder, refused to leave until I called the cops, which this time I did... one of 3 F'd up things to happen today, argh!
Philosophically, I support helping anyone down on their luck, and have been giving away socks to homeless (and the rare coat) for 30 years. I just don't want to deal with it when I'm asleep in my bed FFS!
But the truth out west is ugly, Boise ID has been shipping ALL of it's homeless to Portland OR for a decade (more?). 15 years ago, SF and S. Carolina came up with a program to bus people back east to where there was housing, which didn't last long, as it filled up fast... but the seed was sown, and now Republican mayors / governors have been paying homeless to be bussed out to sanctuary cities out west, increasing the homeless populations exponentially, all the problems that go with that can now be blamed on Democratic policies... well played / brilliant strategy, and completely void of all Christian values these sex bots claim to own. Here in Corvallis, this practice just started up a few months ago (we're a smallish town, 60k at most) , and several tent cities literally popped up overnight. I've now got 2 different screamers that go by the house a few times a day, welcome to the community...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:29 pm
There is a huge and highly
There is a huge and highly visible unsheltered population in this town. Its especially bad downtown because all the high rise office buildings are still empty because of the Covid, which has allowed the unhoused to come in a set up shop. Probably the biggest issue the city is facing at this point. They have set up some organized "tiny home" villages and they are much cleaner and organized than the tent and tarp camps you see downtown and along the freeway. It also makes it easier to provide social services and I would like to see more of those set up as, if anything, a temporary solution to this problem.
One thing I don't get is the sheer amount of trash generated by the camps. Cumulatively, I camp out between one to two months a year and tend to keep a relatively tidy camp without throwing trash everywhere. Not sure why the unhoused people don't throw their trash into hefty sacks which I am sure would be easy enough to distribute and arrange for regular pickup. I heard that there was a town down in California that was giving out $20 gift cards to the urban campers in exchange for picking up trash. Sounds like a good investment.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MeditateontheQ LLOLLO
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:35 pm
Better to discuss one of the
Better to discuss one of the root causes of houselessness: The de-funding of public education and social services since the 60s by Republican administrations. The failure of trickle-down economics.
End of topic.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:38 pm
They're violent people.
They're violent people.
https://vivalazone.org/other-stuff/black-vs-asian-attacks
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MeditateontheQ LLOLLO
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:38 pm
Ken, watch for stories in
Ken, watch for stories in Willamette Week about ex-Mayor Sam and his litter initiative called ... wait for it, wait for it .... GROUND SCORE! That campaign name made me laugh, as to me, that's a term used at music festivals..
Evidently they are going to pay homeless to pick up litter or something like that.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack Turtle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 06:45 pm
meanwhile its cool to open
meanwhile its cool to open rehab centers for people and when they run into trouble, they are out in the street. where'd you rather be, ohio or ca when its cold?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Don Volume Burnz
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 07:15 pm
Ummmmm.....
Ummmmm.....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 07:26 pm
>MOST Are Mental Illness Drug
>MOST Are Mental Illness Drug and Alcohol LOSERS !!
good thing that doesn't describe anyone ranting on a DBMB.
Nobody here with housing insecurity, suffering depression, painful conditions, mental illness, maybe dealing with pain and opioid addiction, drug use and/or alcoholism. maybe just very lonely, suffering and feeling the need for compassion.
I mean, it would just be so ironic for anyone dealing with those issues to be seeking compassion, while demonstrating none.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 07:29 pm
Zippy was homeless.
Zippy was homeless.
Rad Rob lives in a home near the beach.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 08:32 pm
Rob, something (or more than
Rob, something (or more than 1 thing) triggered your feelings today about the unhoused. It's a mess out there, and overwhelming. I hope you're okay.
People are suffering out there without support they should have, whether it's trash bags, or tiny houses or tents for shelter (with water and toilet boxes nearby), things that our cities and counties can provide in conjunction with organizations already working with the transient and houseless populations. There are a lot of people out there who aren't able to manage their own affairs because of their mental health, physical health, issues we may not know anything about. It's rough out there, especially for women and more especially for women of color.
There are organizations in Eugene (and other places) that are building tiny "Conestoga wagons", little buildings that people can sleep in, lock their stuff in during the day, giving people security and safe places to sleep. Imagine, feeling insecure all the time... never feeling safe.
I don't get the trash thing, either. But holding a place in our hearts and minds for people who seem to have no other options seems like the least we can do. And if we are secure we can donate some of our stimulus money to non-profit organizations who feed or offer shelter to people who need it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 08:39 pm
There would be no homeless if
There would be no homeless if we didn't go to war and spend all our money on that and give people who illegally cross into this country free everything. How fucked up is it to give a Honduran who sneaks across the border a free apartment and monthly stripend and free medical and dental yet a Vet or retired person born here and who worked his whole life paying taxes is living on the street. FUCK THAT!!!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline Localcountyline
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 08:53 pm
Oh boy....
Oh boy....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 08:59 pm
OH BOY WHAT LOCAL??
OH BOY WHAT LOCAL??
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Localcountyline Localcountyline
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:02 pm
You come off as a little
You come off as a little harsh in your last post, that's what. (Not to mention it's incorrect).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:08 pm
Look up Invisible people
Look up Invisible people homeless on Youtube
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:13 pm
And I'm sorry to come off as
And I'm sorry to come off as harsh or inconsiderate but I think like the philosophy of you must get your own house in order before you can help others. And legal Americans should be helped first don't you think!?
Or am I loco!?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:16 pm
Lol at free apartments.
Lol at free apartments.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:17 pm
> am I loco!?
> am I loco!?
More like ignorant, I'd say. And selfish and unkind.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:18 pm
Give me your hungry, your
Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses
Let's club 'em to death and get it over with
And just dump 'em on the boulevard
Lou - Dirty Blvd
https://youtu.be/ZH96BsL1R3U
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:18 pm
We're all humans. I disagree
We're all humans. I disagree that "legal Americans" should be helped first. I don't even know what that is.
Help all of your brothers and sisters.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:28 pm
^Disagree
^Disagree
Who pays for it?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:31 pm
Thing-Fish:
Thing-Fish:
Bprr... Bprr... the year 1967
Drug-crazed youth discovered vagrancy as a way of life
EW-WW!
They were mellow
They were yellow
They were wearing smelly blankets
They looked like Donovan fans
FZ - We're Turning Again
https://youtu.be/dsvS29pDuME
Soylent Green comes to mind eh Rob
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:32 pm
We all do.
We all do.
If we don't, what happens? They're not someone else's problem, the solution isn't someone else, it's us.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:39 pm
doolittle doesn't understand
doolittle doesn't understand that it's a small world (with a global economy) after all.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:43 pm
I'm sorry - I forgot to
I'm sorry - I forgot to include medical care in my posts.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jay Siobud
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:45 pm
I get it. I recently watched
I get it. I recently watched the guy who panhandles diagonally across the street from my house urinate on the tree across the way between cars in broad daylight.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:48 pm
Jay, he made a poor choice of
Jay, he made a poor choice of location. Is there a public toilet or box nearby? Have you noticed how few appropriate, free public places there are to pee there are?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:50 pm
Mike I've traveled all over
Mike I've traveled all over the world. Been to 6 continents so don't try to blow me off as ignorant. I 've been 4 times in Honduras and Guatemala. More than a year total time. I know how it is there. I have sympathy for all peoples that are suffering and their are lots all over the globe even here in the US os A, but we can't save and help everyone. That's up to planet earth and if saying America first is bad then call me bad. Of course the planet is in dire times but would you not help your family over your neighbor. Hopefully both at the same time.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:57 pm
> if saying America first is
> if saying America first is bad then call me bad
Okay. You're bad.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jay Siobud
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 09:57 pm
>>Jay, he made a poor choice
>>Jay, he made a poor choice of location. Is there a public toilet or box nearby?
It was and there are. I live 2 miles from the Cross Roads shelter which is the hub of homeless services in my state.
I am generally empathetic towards them but I see the same people standing on the same street corners every day- like it's a job. I'm more inclined to compassion when it looks like someone new standing there- someone who doesn't report to the corner like it's a job- someone who is in a jam and hasn't planned to be there. Last year I donated my 20 lb turkey from work to the shelter. I find the amount of trash they produce and leave on the corners unsightly. It's a problem- a growing one around here too. I will be rightfully livid if/when my daughter sees this man urinate in front of our house in broad daylight.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 10:03 pm
What would Zippy or any
What would Zippy or any homeless American think of an illegal getting all the benefits he doesn't get.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 10:04 pm
^Not very convincing Mike!
^Not very convincing Mike!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 10:16 pm
Jay, I know that you are a
Jay, I know that you are a compassionate man and a fine father of a young child.
2 miles is a bit far for someone to walk to urinate, and I hope there are more private places he could choose. I've noticed that in Eugene people come back to the same corners day after day. They've found a good spot, I guess. It is like a job and they've got a good attendance record. There were turf tussles at certain corners in Eugene a few years ago, but something changed and that lessened.
There are a lot of available jobs in Eugene but mostly for people who are somewhat skilled, have access to showers/hygiene stations, and will show up. It's too bad the panhandlers with good attendance on certain corners can't find the places who need workers.
Doolittle, "What would Zippy ... think"? That's spectacular. Thanks.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Friday, May 7, 2021 – 11:05 pm
@Judit
@Judit
You forgot "or any homeless American" think
If your trying to say Zippy is a perpetual bum I get it. Hopefully he's got his shit together now. Point being your neighbors deserve it first. (maybe)
Get my drift?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 12:56 am
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 12:56 am
Let's throw another billion
Let's throw another billion at it, so the developers and non profits get some more grease.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:22 am
When you asked, "What would
When you asked, "What would Zippy or any homeless American think of an illegal getting all the benefits he doesn't get.", the idea of wondering what Zippy would think would never occur to me. You may know what Zippy would think, and you might care what he would think, but I can't say that I do.
For all we know he doesn't think humans are "illegal" any more than I do. I hope his situation is easier and healthier for him.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry heathentom
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:09 am
>>>There would be no homeless
>>>There would be no homeless if<<<
Baloney. There is no simple IF to this issue.
There is no easy or singular answer. dollitle doesn't have one, the Great Racket doesn't have one, conservatives don't have one, liberals don't have one, no one has one, because there just isn't an easy or even a difficult single answer to this diabolical issue (although bussing the homeless away does work to a degree locally - but then I figure that those who bus them away would just as soon gas them if they could get away with it).
It's a massive, incredibly complex, out-of-control mess, and no on in particular is to blame, and no one has "the answer".
But everyone loves to bitch about it and blame someone, usually someone they don't like, for the problem or the lack of an easy answer.
Soylent Green?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Blue Rose Task Force Rock And Roll Goddess
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:29 am
We watched Nomadland last
We watched Nomadland last night.
Many are closer to this reality every day.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low Trailhead
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:36 am
While we are at it Fu@k the
While we are at it Fu@k the vets too! Taking jobs and handouts from the government only to become homeless themselves!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Where Does The Time Go? LiquidMonkey
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:37 am
>>> and if saying America
>>> and if saying America first is bad then call me bad.
trump says america first a lot.
do you think he's a bad or good ?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb) Tatters
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 09:17 am
There are many variations of
There are many variations of homeless, from families living in motels and campers to people who have been pushed to the edge by an insanely capitalistic society.
And then there is the drugged out zombie nation, a segment perpetuated and accelerated by clueless homeless coalitions in (primarily) liberal enclaves. Under the banner of compassion, they've been given free reign, no matter what the consequences. Once you give a segment of the population the ability to sleep anywhere, defecate anywhere, break into cars with little or no retribution, then that becomes the societal norm. We can dump billions more into services but without root level policy changes, it won't change a thing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ismelltoadsmoke joe
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 09:21 am
physical, sexual, emotional
physical, sexual, emotional childhood abuse (usually from trusted family members)
seeing men, women, children's shredded bodies and / or seeing / hearing men, women, children die in agony (war) or having to kill men, women, children.
drug addiction
brain disorders that are not treatable (yet)
I'm sure the vets and others will get their shit together one of these days if caring folks just whine enough from the comfort of their living rooms which are equipped with laptops, smartphones, wifi, cable and air conditioning.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 09:29 am
I thought Biden said America
I thought Biden said America should be first not long ago?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ismelltoadsmoke joe
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 09:48 am
https://blog.acton.org
money doesn't buy mental health...
https://blog.acton.org/archives/111777-10-facts-about-homelessness-in-am...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 10:15 am
No, Doolittle. Biden doesn't support 'America First' white nationalist, isolationist agenda.
Biden has already discontinued most of Trump's 'America First' policies. Rejoining the WHO, Paris Climate Agreement etc
Nice deflection though from the ugly anti immigrant statements you've shared.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low Trailhead
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 10:42 am
Over 10% of the homeless are
Over 10% of the homeless are vets. Sad.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 11:12 am
And how many vets commit
And how many vets commit suicide?
Yet let's give Hondurans and Guatemalans who sneak in free shit instead of Vets.
Just one story of millions of Americans
https://youtu.be/h_PhwyUkriU
Check out this youtube channel with tons of American peoples stories.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: long live the dead love matters
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 02:39 pm
You may or may not be
You may or may not be ignorant but you sure as hell do appear to be an asshole
Just scanning your do-nothing posts to be honest I can't read your drivel
You deserve to be homeless and then you can lecture people
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: long live the dead love matters
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 02:52 pm
Parallel universe God bless
Parallel universe God bless Dr. trump Republicans and privatization
https://apple.news/AnWQHn-8XRMaGbDezaZfEtg
Privatization worked exceptionally well when Texas was hit by bad weather and you could get a $17,000 utility bill what a bunch of fucking morons
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic (Bluestnote)
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:00 pm
Fuck OP's concept of "mental
Fuck OP's concept of "mental illness losers".
Kind of rich coming from someone whose posts suggest at least a bit of brain damage.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:04 pm
Just scanning your do-nothing
Just scanning your do-nothing posts to be honest I can't read your drivel
LOL!
Your an old crusty spent head who took too much of something and is the latest radical who rant's with rage but basically talks nonsense. Look in the mirror loco!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:12 pm
Doolittle seems to be
Doolittle seems to be parroting Trump with his hateraide and fake news.
Fact: Doolittle is a racist xenophobe who scapegoats immigrants
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/05/trump-time-capsule-8-illegal-i...
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/sep/09/donald-trump/trump-say...
false: "Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:11 pm
LOL !@!! Think, say, and Do
LOL doc !@!! Think, say, and Do What You Like
This one hell of a place ain't it ? All hail judit, and whoever else has a hand in running this circus.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: long live the dead love matters
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:25 pm
"Took too much of some thing"
"Took too much of some thing"
swing and a miss
you lose again "doc"
You must have a doctorate in moron or maybe just a doctorate of assholery
You could be a double PhD piled higher and deeper
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: long live the dead love matters
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:26 pm
"Took too much of some thing"
Mirror mirror on the wall....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:29 pm
Pfffft!
Pfffft!
you heard it here folkjs!
Nancy knowitall please inform the group on the truth? LOL
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:31 pm
Hey folks, anyone is capable
Hey folks, anyone is capable of calling somebody a something, but back away. Go outside, change your strain, whatever it takes.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:32 pm
I love pffffft! It says a lot
I love pffffft! It says a lot.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:33 pm
Doolittle seems to be
Doolittle seems to be parroting Trump with his hateraide and fake news.
What fake news am I parroting Nancy Drew?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:45 pm
If the liberal cities are so
If the liberal cities are so bad, how come so many rich people want to live there?
- Not a lot of rich people in Evanston, Wyoming, and probably not many homeless either.
Maybe the rich people draw the homeless by supporting shelters, I dunno.
other than that, what Lance said.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic (Bluestnote)
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 03:58 pm
Your an old crusty spent head
Your an old crusty spent head who took too much of something and is the latest radical who rant's with rage but basically talks nonsense. Look in the mirror loco!<<
Hmm.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:01 pm
Remember folks;
Remember folks;
Republican Mayors / Govs have been shipping their homeless to sanctuary cities for over a decade now... the problem didn't just explode, the population exploded, and that's why... has everything to do with relocation policies, and not the liberal safety net ones being blamed! Didn't take long for resources to run out, private biz closing their bathrooms to the public, yada yada...
Talk about an excellent strategy, you physically remove all your homeless / mental health individuals, and ship them to SF, then blame SF policies as being a failure. Now that's leadership, that's courage, that's one of an extremely long and ever growing list of reasons I'll never vote republican!
(Jesus would not approve)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:04 pm
You can't remove the homeless
You can't remove the homeless so remove the working class. Gentrify if you want property value to increase to cover tax revenues.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba Noodler
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:07 pm
Think the offer was generally
Think the offer was generally $300 - 600 to be relocated out west
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:22 pm
repubs = evil geniuses
repubs = evil geniuses
Noodler, always my ZOTY
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: good at drinking water infinite ignorance
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:24 pm
more like ratfuckers than
more like ratfuckers than geniuses
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D. Portland_ken
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 04:43 pm
>>>>Evanston, Wyoming,
>>>>Evanston, Wyoming,
Shit hole formed by the Union Pacific Railroad when it plowed across southern Wyoming. When the territory was founded, each of the towns along the railroad line got a public institution to keep things fair and balanced. Cheyenne got the capitol, Laramie got the university, Rawlins got the penitentiary, and Evanston got the insane asylum.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD ntfdaway
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 06:21 pm
I do agree with one thing
I do agree with one thing Dolittle said. Take away about 80% of our "defense" budget and a lot of problems can be lessened. Fuck the super rich that are fucking us all every day. Fuck the military industrial complex. And let's get our education system turned around.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD ntfdaway
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 06:58 pm
Our "dumbing down" has been a
Our "dumbing down" has been a huge success.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind mikeedwardsetc
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:08 pm
FU!K HATERS, of all stripes.
FU!K HATERS, of all stripes.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: That’s Nancy with the laughin’ face Nancyinthesky
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:11 pm
Yes, having a strong
Yes, having a strong education system is vital - unfortunately it's doesn't solve the issues of racism, xenophobia, mental illness or lack of compassion.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/18/ra...
>For some, the caricature of an uneducated backwoods racist may be comforting. This caricature safely places the taint of racism on a different group and immunizes the middle-class from accusations of bias. By placing the problem of racism on the poorly educated, it allows those who are aware or racial inequality to feel like they have done nothing wrong and can therefore safely continue to do nothing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 07:14 pm
Service workers are unskilled
Service workers are unskilled and stupid so they shouldn't earn enough to pay rent.
Learn skills, get good paying work. That's how older generations did it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _________ Plf9905
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 08:05 pm
Taking a Time Out for a Bit
Taking a Time Out for a Bit ----- VLZ.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor doolittle
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 08:10 pm
Good idea PLF. Or change your
Good idea PLF. Or change your strain!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Saturday, May 8, 2021 – 08:44 pm
Thanks for your 6:21 pm post,
Thanks for your 6:21 pm post, Mark D., I agree with that.
Rob, take care and be good to yourself.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary Rasmataz
on Sunday, May 9, 2021 – 03:48 pm
Rob plf it's a real pleasure
Rob plf it's a real pleasure to share a space with folks like you,, a person open and willing to change their way of thinking.
You possess something I wish I could grasp. Right Fucking On Bro !!!
Mister, You're A Better Man Than I
https://youtu.be/GgRZzVsCusw
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Racketinmyhead Racketinmyhead
on Sunday, May 9, 2021 – 07:42 pm
Where is Greta when you need
Where is Greta when you need her?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jeff JR
on Monday, May 10, 2021 – 03:59 pm
Have you changed your mind
Racket, what's your opinion on the topic of homelessness in California?