Thinking about this while buying a "Roots" newspaper from a homeless person in cold rain.
If the "government" - State, local, Federal - really wanted = a true "emergency" - considered this a crisis they cold make real progress,
But given the multitude of non-profits, each with its own programs and supporters, many with conflicting priorities and a staff to support, and the "process" to get something done - the god awful process - ver, it could make it happen.
So when the regulations are suspended, as in a true "crisis" and one "Czar" (Sam Adams?) is in charge, then change will happen.
Until then the homeless person selling "Roots" - God bless her for trying - will still be sleeping rough.
The "non-profit" scam is a way of doing a few things that the woke aristocracy that runs Oregon wants to achieve:
1) reduce any accountability for the hundreds of millions of dollars by laundering them barely legal "non-profits" most of which are not in compliance with the minimal state or federal reporting requirements
2) Targeting "marginalized population" by creating policies that would otherwise be so blatantly racist they would violate the federal 1965 Civil Rights Act as well as state laws. As Kevin points out fentanyl hits the white population disproportionately, yet most of th non-profits target other ethnicities.
3) Reduce any law enforcement to zero and mask any realistic measurement of the real drug problem in Oregon, enabling wild claims by activists.
This is horrifying! As we know the politicians in Oregon are bought and sold by the advocates that want to keep this going. Measure 110 will never be repealed or modified in a way to get these people into treatment. The NGO's are also complicit in this industry. 😓 How do we stop this?
The whole bodily autonomy push is rank hypocrisy - an example of “let’s make policy we like and then retrofit a rationale to make it sound legitimate.”
We have sin taxes galore - cigarettes, booze; (complete with new ads - Rethink the Drink). One can go to war and die for one’s country prior to age 21, but it is illegal - and is punished - to purchase and use prior.
Democrats regularly weaponize “majority rule” to extract $$$ earned via productive “bodily autonomy” to pay for all manner of others poor choices - how is saying “No!” to possessing lethal drugs and public use any different? At a minimum, addicts should have to go through as much bureaucratic BS our rulers want law abiding citizens to go through to purchase and own guns. And if they “hand it” to a neighbor and they die using it - 1st Degree Murder sounds appropriate.
Kevin, Only thanks to you for getting personally involved do people like myself have a REAL picture of the bigger problem. It’s a disaster that our nation has brought upon itself because of our own personal evil.
Theresa, I’m sorry, but not. Words matter and I don’t believe blame will solve ANYTHING. Kevin has been sticking his own neck out for quite a while for no thanks. These societal ills are the “fault” of “ALL”. Even though some share more responsibility than others. This is where I can’t in good conscience say: “it’s not my fault”.
Well, I don't agree that these societal evils are the fault of "ALL." I'm sorry, but I have enough shame that I deal with (for other reasons due to past trauma) and I resent when people try to blame me or others who are struggling in life for the fact that a whole bunch of drug addicts call Portland home. What am I supposed to do to change their lives, when I can barely pay my own bills. I'm sorry, but I disagree with your stance on who is to blame. "ALL" people? No way.
Thinking about this while buying a "Roots" newspaper from a homeless person in cold rain.
If the "government" - State, local, Federal - really wanted = a true "emergency" - considered this a crisis they cold make real progress,
But given the multitude of non-profits, each with its own programs and supporters, many with conflicting priorities and a staff to support, and the "process" to get something done - the god awful process - ver, it could make it happen.
So when the regulations are suspended, as in a true "crisis" and one "Czar" (Sam Adams?) is in charge, then change will happen.
Until then the homeless person selling "Roots" - God bless her for trying - will still be sleeping rough.
The "non-profit" scam is a way of doing a few things that the woke aristocracy that runs Oregon wants to achieve:
1) reduce any accountability for the hundreds of millions of dollars by laundering them barely legal "non-profits" most of which are not in compliance with the minimal state or federal reporting requirements
2) Targeting "marginalized population" by creating policies that would otherwise be so blatantly racist they would violate the federal 1965 Civil Rights Act as well as state laws. As Kevin points out fentanyl hits the white population disproportionately, yet most of th non-profits target other ethnicities.
3) Reduce any law enforcement to zero and mask any realistic measurement of the real drug problem in Oregon, enabling wild claims by activists.
Well said James
I’m assuming you have seen this new report from Lee Fang. Is there a similar report available about the people funding the destruction of Portland? https://open.substack.com/pub/leefang/p/inside-the-far-left-billionaires?r=1jard&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Measure 110 needs to be repealed.
"Recovery centers" that promote "bodily autonomy" in drug use: Bad.
Still, I am conflicted. Repealing 110 and "bodily autonomy"will lead to more overdoses and deaths.
But would this be standing in the way of inevitability?
My humane and empathetic side says "recovery is possible": Do all we can. Save one addict..
But still, I wonder.
This is horrifying! As we know the politicians in Oregon are bought and sold by the advocates that want to keep this going. Measure 110 will never be repealed or modified in a way to get these people into treatment. The NGO's are also complicit in this industry. 😓 How do we stop this?
The whole bodily autonomy push is rank hypocrisy - an example of “let’s make policy we like and then retrofit a rationale to make it sound legitimate.”
We have sin taxes galore - cigarettes, booze; (complete with new ads - Rethink the Drink). One can go to war and die for one’s country prior to age 21, but it is illegal - and is punished - to purchase and use prior.
Democrats regularly weaponize “majority rule” to extract $$$ earned via productive “bodily autonomy” to pay for all manner of others poor choices - how is saying “No!” to possessing lethal drugs and public use any different? At a minimum, addicts should have to go through as much bureaucratic BS our rulers want law abiding citizens to go through to purchase and own guns. And if they “hand it” to a neighbor and they die using it - 1st Degree Murder sounds appropriate.
Kevin, Only thanks to you for getting personally involved do people like myself have a REAL picture of the bigger problem. It’s a disaster that our nation has brought upon itself because of our own personal evil.
Not ‘our’ evil, the evil greed of politicians. Most working people with families are decent and doing the best they can…
Theresa, I’m sorry, but not. Words matter and I don’t believe blame will solve ANYTHING. Kevin has been sticking his own neck out for quite a while for no thanks. These societal ills are the “fault” of “ALL”. Even though some share more responsibility than others. This is where I can’t in good conscience say: “it’s not my fault”.
I’ve said too much already.
Well, I don't agree that these societal evils are the fault of "ALL." I'm sorry, but I have enough shame that I deal with (for other reasons due to past trauma) and I resent when people try to blame me or others who are struggling in life for the fact that a whole bunch of drug addicts call Portland home. What am I supposed to do to change their lives, when I can barely pay my own bills. I'm sorry, but I disagree with your stance on who is to blame. "ALL" people? No way.
Theresa thank for your reply. I’m only thinking of this national disaster of corrupt elections on down.
I don’t think it helps to blame period. We can only do what we can and go from there.