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ret5hd

(20,491 posts) Sun Jan 16, 2022, 11:07 AM Jan 2022

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In Hawaii, the homeless built their own village:

Saw this in my feed:

https://youtube.com/shorts/vTSp9pJbo6Y?feature=share

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In Hawaii, the homeless built their own village: (Original Post) ret5hd Jan 2022 OP

Only a community can build you a home. Emile Jan 2022 #1

I've seen similar villages in third world countries. 😭 Shell_Seas Jan 2022 #2

Must I point out that they found an abandoned beach? Baitball Blogger Jan 2022 #3

Emile

(22,722 posts)

1. Only a community can build you a home.

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 11:15 AM

Jan 2022

Great message

Shell_Seas

(3,333 posts)

2. I've seen similar villages in third world countries. 😭

Reply to ret5hd (Original post)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 11:44 AM

Jan 2022

This shouldn’t be a flex. What about clean water? Protection from weather events? Bugs?

America needs to do better. Humanity needs to do better.

Baitball Blogger

(46,705 posts)

3. Must I point out that they found an abandoned beach?

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 12:12 PM

Jan 2022

Need I say more?

Seriously, though. The more attention they get, the more they'll attract people with resources that will want to help them out.

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