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That's not really a fair comment and it trivializes the issues these guys are trying to raise. Getting a job isn't the issue; it's a complex mix of the privile
by shadowmint 13y ago
That's not really a fair comment and it trivializes the issues these guys are trying to raise.
Getting a job isn't the issue; it's a complex mix of the privileged position and hard work that led to them being able to get that job, which these people cant do and the extremely obvious difference in economic status having that job grants, which includes people being evicted from their homes so that higher paying individuals can move in.
You can see how people can get upset about it.
You can't just tell them to go get jobs; that won't solve anything. All it does is make you feel better, for now.
If you want to solve the problems like this you have to actually engage with the community which is feeling disenfranchised. No one wants to, but problems like this don't just 'magically' go away.
(To be clear, I don't like what's happening here at all, but comments like yours are inflammatory and make things worse for the people on both sides)
- cpncrunch 13y agoThe person organizing the bus protests (Erin McElroy) has two degrees...that seems pretty privileged to me. I don't live in SF, but it looks to me like the problem is simply lack of new housing.