@Jaybefaunt

TRIGGER WARNING: We have people self immolating because of genocides happening and because people are losing housing. This nation is going down and it’s the greed of the capitalists that’s the cause.

I’m basically in that elderly gentleman’s shoes as far as housing goes. I’m sorry to his family and to him for being pushed into this situation.

@weareronin47

Elderly man self-immolates while being evicted.

Housing is a human right.

Direct link to video: https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1775547959775502338/pu/vid/avc1/640x360/8Bhf9UQdY6pfh4gx.mp4

Source: https://twitter.com/Jaybefaunt/status/1775639781868720573

    • @[email protected]
      3•8 months ago

      a more appropriate location

      Would that be a homeless shelter? How do we even rationalize evicting an 82-year-old? If this is normal, how do you avoid it? I imagine at 82, you don’t have a ton of options for getting income.

        • @[email protected]
          1•8 months ago

          Nice strawman. All I was saying that the eviction of an 82-year-old should make for at least a mention to what actually led to this, which all articles forget to mention. It’s as if any of this, this whole situation, is even remotely normal.

          I am not arguing for ending free markets, I’m arguing that one of the reasons people pay taxes is that people have a way to retire in dignity. Self-immolating as a result of likely untreated mental issues while in financial ruin as evidenced by the eviction is not how I think people imagine spending their twilight years.

      • Kitty Jynx
        1•8 months ago

        The article stated it was an assisted care home. The wife had Parkinsons and the 82 year old man may have had medical conditions that needed care. A lot of those facilities charge medicare and take a portion of Social Security so it may not have cost them anything out of pocket. I don’t know the full story but it doesn’t sound like they were going to a shelter.