Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue

[VCheng]

As per this wesbite https://billypenn.com/2021/08/18/ke...ampments-clearout-philadelphia-opioid-crisis/ anywhere between 300-600 people live that in philly.
Philadelhia city population is 1.6 million and metro population is 6 million.

OMG! Surely this proves that USA is dead as a superpower. It has failed its people! Oh the horror!

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Matters of national importance require an inclusive and deliberative procedure, as is specified by the applicable due process, whatever your personal views about it may be.

How matters related to Taxes got anything to do with people of Hawaii? Consensus can never be achieve in all practical purpose if a state want independence. Arms struggle might only be the option, if local legislature has not got powers to declare independence.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue
US looks much worse now than when I lived there...

Looks depressing . Aren't better than any third world slum. If this is what a first world means then I live in heaven lol. In pakistan I have much better living standard than this.
I've heard in the inner city area of some US cities,there is a open garbage and street defecation problem. You cant even breathe freely. Is that true?

 

[Thorough Pro]

While they bitch and moan about rights of afghan women

Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue
US looks much worse now than when I lived there...

 

[Khan_21]

Looks depressing . Aren't better than any third world slum. If this is what a first world means then I live in heaven lol. In pakistan I have much better living standard than this.
I've heard in the inner city area of some US cities,there is a open garbage and street defecation problem. You cant even breathe freely. Is that true?

Some areas do have that problem but that area takes up a very small portion of a city. Majority of the cities are quite good to live in and the subarbs are some of the most beautiful found anywhere in the world. Its a country of 330 million people you will get the occasional small area where things might not be as good.

I have been to DC , Boston ,Chicago , NY , Charlotte , Austin etc. 95% of the the areas in those cities looked world class to me.

 

[Mirzali Khan]

Of course, but this sight should not exist anywhere in a city.

If its a poor area then its kinda expected unless everyone in that city is well off

While they bitch and moan about rights of afghan women

That's the point there's a reason why the media did everything it could do to prevent Bernie Sanders from ever getting close to being the nominee. He was a direct threat to lobbyists, deep state, and imperialists. Trump is also in this category as well albeit for different reasons.

 

[VCheng]

How matters related to Taxes got anything to do with people of Hawaii? Consensus can never be achieve in all practical purpose if a state want independence. Arms struggle might only be the option, if local legislature has not got powers to declare independence.

You mean like this?

10 Separatist Movements in the United States

There are a number of active separatist movements in the United States.

www.worldatlas.com

 

[Easy When]

They say 'no one gets left behind' or is that only for gullible armed forces recruits.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

You mean like this?

10 Separatist Movements in the United States

There are a number of active separatist movements in the United States.

www.worldatlas.com

Devil is in details. What I am saying that under current law, as you described, there will be no consensus reached among state if one of them decide to leave the union.

 

[VCheng]

Devil is in details. What I am saying that under current law, as you described, there will be no consensus reached among state if one of them decide to leave the union.

There is no devil in a hypothetical scenario. Let a State get to the point of wanting to secede first. Until then, I am chilling on this topic.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

There is no devil in a hypothetical scenario. Let a State get to the point of wanting to secede first. Until then, I am chilling on this topic.

And I am pointing to obvious issues with law. Ofcourse if it ever comes to that, you are not looking for a peaceful breakup of union rather a bloody one.

 

[shi12jun]

The 10 MOST HOMELESS CITIES in AMERICA

Looking for homeless people in China Where are the homeless people in China?

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Looking for homeless people in China Where are the homeless people in China?

CGTN
09-Feb-2021

Sleeping Rough: How Beijing's homeless population is coping this winter amid a resurgence of COVID-19

As Beijing goes through one of the coldest winters this century, one group of people are having it particularly rough – the city's homeless population. Nicole Ng reports on how they are coping this season and the impact the pandemic has had on them.

news.cgtn.com

Sleeping Rough: How Beijing's homeless population is coping this winter amid a resurgence of COVID-19

As Beijing goes through one of the coldest winters this century, one group of people are having it particularly rough – the city's homeless population. Nicole Ng reports on how they are coping this season and the impact the pandemic has had on them.

This is Zhang. Zhang has spent 26 years on the streets.

What began as a way of trying to save money, ended up being how he would spend nearly half his life.

ZHANG Homeless person "I'm 58 this year. My lunar calendar age will be 58. I'll be 58 in August."

ZHANG Homeless person "If I had money… If they made the apartments cheaper for me, I wouldn't be comfortable accepting that."

For those sleeping rough, wintertime is especially tough. Caipiao remembers working through the night, and napping in the sun.

But Caipiao no longer lives on the streets. In January, he was able to move into a flat of his own with a little help.

For 8 years, Hefeng's social workers have been getting to know those roaming the streets.

The organization says that since 2018, the number of homeless people in central Beijing has come down from as high as 3,000 to under 300.

ZHANG XIAO Social Worker, Hefeng "Every district in Beijing has its own aid station. They offer temporary help between 7 to 10 days, like buying train tickets home. When people fall sick, they also take them to hospital for treatment."

Organizations like Hefeng see their role as filling in the gaps to these solutions.

ZHANG XIAO Social Worker, Hefeng "Going from being homeless to being a normal resident in society is a big change. We see that homeless people sometimes lose their social skills. So we help them build a network – we give them physical and mental support."

They've helped hundreds turn their lives around. Often that starts with just a conversation.

But the reasons behind homelessness are often so complex, it can take years before those turned out in the cold finally get off the streets.

NICOLE NG Beijing "Of course, this winter has also been difficult in another way. The virus has made many public spaces less accessible. I need to wear a mask nearly everywhere I go. I need to scan a code with a phone to enter a building. This has had a big impact on those who are homeless."

ZHANG Homeless person "Health codes… this and that… phones… I don't have any of that. I only have a mask to wear. That's all I can do."

CAIPIAO Formerly homeless person "Of course it has an impact on me, on homeless people. I can't get into any residential compounds. We're left on the side of the street with nothing."

From nothing to a place he can call home.

Nicole Ng, CGTN.

 

[KAL-EL]

Dont you get tired of "US is shit and China is great" propaganda with each thread you open?

Basically a wash, rinse and repeat with this guy.

As if what he posts will change hearts and minds here. Either one likes what he posts, or just doesn’t pay attention To the propaganda.

btw I happen to be from Philadelphia. Not a perfect city by any means, but it’s a good city with lots to offer.

 

[beijingwalker]

CGTN
09-Feb-2021

Sleeping Rough: How Beijing's homeless population is coping this winter amid a resurgence of COVID-19

As Beijing goes through one of the coldest winters this century, one group of people are having it particularly rough – the city's homeless population. Nicole Ng reports on how they are coping this season and the impact the pandemic has had on them.

news.cgtn.com

Sleeping Rough: How Beijing's homeless population is coping this winter amid a resurgence of COVID-19


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As Beijing goes through one of the coldest winters this century, one group of people are having it particularly rough – the city's homeless population. Nicole Ng reports on how they are coping this season and the impact the pandemic has had on them.

This is Zhang. Zhang has spent 26 years on the streets.

What began as a way of trying to save money, ended up being how he would spend nearly half his life.

ZHANG Homeless person "I'm 58 this year. My lunar calendar age will be 58. I'll be 58 in August."

ZHANG Homeless person "If I had money… If they made the apartments cheaper for me, I wouldn't be comfortable accepting that."

For those sleeping rough, wintertime is especially tough. Caipiao remembers working through the night, and napping in the sun.

But Caipiao no longer lives on the streets. In January, he was able to move into a flat of his own with a little help.

For 8 years, Hefeng's social workers have been getting to know those roaming the streets.

The organization says that since 2018, the number of homeless people in central Beijing has come down from as high as 3,000 to under 300.

ZHANG XIAO Social Worker, Hefeng "Every district in Beijing has its own aid station. They offer temporary help between 7 to 10 days, like buying train tickets home. When people fall sick, they also take them to hospital for treatment."

Organizations like Hefeng see their role as filling in the gaps to these solutions.

ZHANG XIAO Social Worker, Hefeng "Going from being homeless to being a normal resident in society is a big change. We see that homeless people sometimes lose their social skills. So we help them build a network – we give them physical and mental support."

They've helped hundreds turn their lives around. Often that starts with just a conversation.

But the reasons behind homelessness are often so complex, it can take years before those turned out in the cold finally get off the streets.

NICOLE NG Beijing "Of course, this winter has also been difficult in another way. The virus has made many public spaces less accessible. I need to wear a mask nearly everywhere I go. I need to scan a code with a phone to enter a building. This has had a big impact on those who are homeless."

ZHANG Homeless person "Health codes… this and that… phones… I don't have any of that. I only have a mask to wear. That's all I can do."

CAIPIAO Formerly homeless person "Of course it has an impact on me, on homeless people. I can't get into any residential compounds. We're left on the side of the street with nothing."

From nothing to a place he can call home.

Nicole Ng, CGTN.

Beijing did have homeless people in the past, but I haven't seen any in several years already. Ask any foreigners living in China and see if they see any homeless people in Chinese cities. I can't say that homelessness is absolutely zero in China but they are extremely rare. one homeless person can hit the local news in China, the problem in US is wide spread homelesses, not couples of unlucky folks living on the street and you have to search the whole city to find them.