There's a new nastiness in much of the world. Providing humanitarian services (including public health services) is becoming more difficult in many places. North America included.
Texas, Florida, and other states, have developed programs to criminalize homelessness. Attacks against tent cities and against homeless individuals have been reported in many places. The United States Supreme Court is now reviewing the Grants Pass case. The major questions involved are very simple and they have been raised before in European and American history. "Is poverty a crime? Can government oppress the poor by moving homeless people to concentration camps?"
In some places, the attacks against the homeless involve anti-immigrant campaigns. Refugees want to escape from wars, famine, the impact of climate change, and other problems. However, the refugees aren't wanted in most places in the Americas and in Europe. Same story for the Caribbean and the Mediterranean (and in other places in the world.)
In many places, there's a lack of affordable housing and a lack of adequate social services. When something goes wrong in the environment, it's the old folks and people with disabilities (all ages) who are often sacrificed "for the good of the nation." It's a familiar story.
The problems of hunger and homelessness are "graying" in much of the world. In the United States, Social Security, Medicare, the "food stamps" program, and other programs that serve senior citizens are under attack. Despite the fact (or because of the fact) that the senior citizen population is increasing. What's developing is a new nastiness with conflict in many neighborhoods.
There's a new nastiness in much of the world. Providing humanitarian services (including public health services) is becoming more difficult in many places. North America included.
Texas, Florida, and other states, have developed programs to criminalize homelessness. Attacks against tent cities and against homeless individuals have been reported in many places. The United States Supreme Court is now reviewing the Grants Pass case. The major questions involved are very simple and they have been raised before in European and American history. "Is poverty a crime? Can government oppress the poor by moving homeless people to concentration camps?"
In some places, the attacks against the homeless involve anti-immigrant campaigns. Refugees want to escape from wars, famine, the impact of climate change, and other problems. However, the refugees aren't wanted in most places in the Americas and in Europe. Same story for the Caribbean and the Mediterranean (and in other places in the world.)
In many places, there's a lack of affordable housing and a lack of adequate social services. When something goes wrong in the environment, it's the old folks and people with disabilities (all ages) who are often sacrificed "for the good of the nation." It's a familiar story.
The problems of hunger and homelessness are "graying" in much of the world. In the United States, Social Security, Medicare, the "food stamps" program, and other programs that serve senior citizens are under attack. Despite the fact (or because of the fact) that the senior citizen population is increasing. What's developing is a new nastiness with conflict in many neighborhoods.
Your views on global affairs, particularly the two ongoing major conflicts, are biased and very disappointing.