Homelessness in Oakland

[Heather MC]

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Horrible.

And the reason there are more in CA and NY and so on is homeless are run out of red states, most red states let the homeless die.

[Heather MC]

8. Actually in this video they point out most of the people

Called California home before they became homeless

[Docreed2003]

2. I really don't like the phrasing this guy uses in the video

"Would YOU want to park near here"

"VACCINE MANDATES and DEFUNDING of police"

This isn't a video meant to understand and empathize with the homeless in these encampments. Rather, it seems to provoke a visceral response that would take action to clear away the homeless without addressing the issue for why so many are homeless to begin with. Calling them addicts etc is just vile.

[LT Barclay]

3. Trying to blame this level of homelessness on addiction is ludicrous. I saw it in person in 2021,

it's becoming a Great Depression level event. I would imagine it will soon be a public health crisis. I can't imagine what these folks are doing for showers, cooking, or toilets.

[Docreed2003]

5. Agree completely.

This video is shameless in they way they approach this issue. It's almost as if they're saying "Eek, look at these nasty homeless people. And the city sanctions it!" This is disgusting and has no place here

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. Yeah someone posted this last week and I watched it then

It's pretty clearly right-wing propaganda that's JUST subtle enough ...

Not a fan.

Esp. cause, ya know ... I was born in Oakland, CA. Like Kamala was. 364 days apart.

[Docreed2003]

9. 👍...thanks bro, appreciate your perspective!

[Heather MC]

7. My apologies for not picking up on that phrasing

I was more focused on when we got to the fact that they were trying to turn their encampment into encampment into a permanent home.

Whether the interviewer was good or not he is shining a light on an important issue

[KatK]

4. narrator dehumanizes people who are unhoused!!!! awful! n/t