America's Collective Delusion Must Endure
The essay 'America's Collective Delusion Must Endure', by Jason Miller, is a powerful examination of some very serious problems in the United States of America:
"Accomplishing a logic-defying feat, the wealthiest nation in the world has 'attained' the highest rate of homelessness amongst developed countries. 3.5 million human beings experience homelessness each year in the United States. Almost a million are homeless every night ...
"According to Sixty Minutes, the latest extreme means for teens to alleviate adolescent ennui involves savagely beating the most vulnerable human beings in the United States.
"This so-called 'bum hunting' has resulted in the murder of at least one homeless person per month for the past 60 consecutive months ..."
I found it at P!, a very good blog I have just discovered (and I'm glad I did). P! deals with political issues, mental health and addiction, among other topics.
Tagged: usa, poverty, addiction, blog, blogs, progressive
"Accomplishing a logic-defying feat, the wealthiest nation in the world has 'attained' the highest rate of homelessness amongst developed countries. 3.5 million human beings experience homelessness each year in the United States. Almost a million are homeless every night ...
"According to Sixty Minutes, the latest extreme means for teens to alleviate adolescent ennui involves savagely beating the most vulnerable human beings in the United States.
"This so-called 'bum hunting' has resulted in the murder of at least one homeless person per month for the past 60 consecutive months ..."
I found it at P!, a very good blog I have just discovered (and I'm glad I did). P! deals with political issues, mental health and addiction, among other topics.
Tagged: usa, poverty, addiction, blog, blogs, progressive
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