The homeless aren't who you think they are
I have a very big soft spot in my heart for homeless people, and this video broke my heart. So many people I love are hanging on by a thread and that brings out their worst behavior.
Fear and stress are killers. Since 2020, almost 900,000 people have been laid off. So far this year, 90,000 tech workers were laid off.
Last week META announced it was laying off another 8,000 people--that's one in ten employees who had security up until now. Amazon has laid off 30,000 since October. Then there's Microsoft, Disney, Snapchat, Alphabet, Oracle, Salesforce all laying off loyal employees, and the list goes on.
Is it any surprise that people are being pushed over the edge mentally? Is it any wonder they're targeting the ruling class?
Not all insane people are homeless, and not all homeless people are insane. Among the homeless there are about 15% who should be in treatment centers to help them back to sanity. But others should be able to find affordable housing--which is out of reach for far too many now due to soaring prices that stem from corporate greed.
I think this video may surprise most people because the homeless "warriors" featured here could be our siblings, parents, or children. It's not their fault. It's our broken system of greed and reward. I call them warriors because that's what it takes to survive their circumstance. They have full time work, but it's not enough pay for today's rents. It's amazing how they make it work, but you probably wouldn't want anyone you love to be in their shoes.
In Bible study, one passage stood out to me and it's always gotten me through tough times when I thought homelessness was staring me in the face. Jesus said, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” With hopefulness in my heart, I interpreted that as Jesus calling out the injustice of homelessness. It was a promise that God would come to my rescue with a miracle if I remained faithful.
Slipstream
Wow, this is eye-opening. I've seen more vans and motorhomes around the parks lately.
I saw a Fortune magazine article that said that 92,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this year. Microsoft laid off 15,000 last year and is immediately buying out 8,500 more. The U.S. government has stripped hundreds of thousands of people of their jobs.
What's sobering about this is that there are no jobs for these people to go to. So how are they expected to stay housed? Corporations and the government don't care. Their families are taken care of, and that's all that matters to them.
Homeless Valley
Oh, thanks for your comment, Slipstream. There are no jobs for them unless they are forced to learn how to become roofers or plumbers. That's a hard transition to make, especially for women. Maybe the government's hoping most will apply to be ICE agents which may well be the most expedient way to keep food on the table and not face foreclosure or eviction. For a country that's considered the most prosperous in the world, what a joke we've become. What other countries are forcing people to make their home in a car?
Evangel
This is heartbreaking. This is not the country we once were. I lived in poverty-stricken countries growing up. They were run by corrupt dictatorships who funneled public money into family members' hands and upkeep on their ever new palaces. We're no longer heading toward that destiny. We've arrived.