transcript [text overlaid on several pictures of benches and outside windowsills. the benches have bars, or gaps to prevent someone from sleeping on them.

text reads “Ban anti-homeless arctithecture”]

sauce: https://mastodon.social/@AnarchistArt/112901196516297447

Hostile architecture is among the symptoms of the hostile modern city, where neighbours never say hi, and people die on the streets as people walk passivly by.

  • Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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    5 months ago

    what is a squatter?

    someone that lives in a unused house?

    the problem there is that a house stands unused, not the people needing a roof over their head.

    also, I am really confused do you think that I’m for these spikes and shit? this is clearly meant to ban the spikes and stuff used to further dehumanize homeless

    • zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      Yeah, someone who lives in an empty home. And nope, I don’t think you’re for these spikes, I meant “yes, removing these would be good, and we should also address the underlying causes of homelessness”. My apologies, I’ve just been dealing with city meetings where officials are trying to do anything but address the core causes, and I’ve been frustrated with that and it spilled over.

      • Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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        5 months ago

        That’s amazing, thank you for trying to deal with the core issues!

        And yes, I totally agree that the core issues are more important, and the anti-homless stuff is just symptoms of underlying issues, like systemic hostility towards homeless f.ex

        And I did absolutely misread your comment, which I now realize with context