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Russic · 04-04-2023, 01:42 PM

This thread is an interesting example of (what I see as) the main problem. In order to solve this issue, people with severe problems need to be seen as legitimate people first. We don't do that though. This thread has floated the ideas like shipping them out and letting them Mad Max it alongside the citizens of Airdrie, or indefinitely incarcerating them. Hell, the word "people" was put in quotation marks.

I'm not actually arguing anybody's position here, it's frightening out there and we have a reason to be angry. What I will say though is that almost none of these ideas are new, and none of it has ever worked.

I'm definitely not saying that these people are beyond saving, but I will say the best investment we can make is probably in children and families today so that the kids who are destined to be on the streets in 15-20 years don't get there. The people that are struggling now aren't hopeless, but given societies general attitude towards them, they don't have much of a shot. They need a ton of resources, and it's clear most don't want to give it to them.

We're probably going to have to tough this wave out for another decade, but if we don't take actionable strides to help children struggling with poverty and trauma today, then we'll just run head-first into the next wave.

04-04-2023, 01:42 PM	#791
Russic Dances with Wolves Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Section 304 Exp:	This thread is an interesting example of (what I see as) the main problem. In order to solve this issue, people with severe problems need to be seen as legitimate people first. We don't do that though. This thread has floated the ideas like shipping them out and letting them Mad Max it alongside the citizens of Airdrie, or indefinitely incarcerating them. Hell, the word "people" was put in quotation marks. I'm not actually arguing anybody's position here, it's frightening out there and we have a reason to be angry. What I will say though is that almost none of these ideas are new, and none of it has ever worked. I'm definitely not saying that these people are beyond saving, but I will say the best investment we can make is probably in children and families today so that the kids who are destined to be on the streets in 15-20 years don't get there. The people that are struggling now aren't hopeless, but given societies general attitude towards them, they don't have much of a shot. They need a ton of resources, and it's clear most don't want to give it to them. We're probably going to have to tough this wave out for another decade, but if we don't take actionable strides to help children struggling with poverty and trauma today, then we'll just run head-first into the next wave.