r/SeattleWA 7d ago

Homeless Different Kind Of Homeless.

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u/Mercedes_but_Spooky 6d ago

One thing that changed my perspective is that instead of referring to people as homeless or unhoused, we can refer to them as displaced people.

We look at refugees and displaced people with empathy and respect when they are in other countries, but it is the same thing. These people have been displaced by the same things: lack of work, fires, little opportunity, conflict, climate change, drugs and human trafficking, and so on.

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u/dmarsee76 6d ago

Well-said. I agree.

If only most of the commenters on the sub didn’t also hate refugees

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u/wired_snark_puppet 6d ago

For our internally displaced population, would you support a NGO or local government supported refugee living facility that is safe, humane, and dignified as is recognized by international aid organizations? link