Hypocrisy is a terrible thing

@SheikYerbouti I wish it were so simple. Many homeless are mentally ill though, thanks to "Saint Reagan" shutting down asylums across the United States and putting insane people out onto the street.

@BlueMetalChick Well, they have been an issue longer than the current immigrants, but, people like Cher don't want to take them in.

@BlueMetalChick Wasn't the issue when that took place a thing about it not being humane to keep people who were not dangerous to society locked up? And also, it's not like you can lock up everyone with addiction or minor mental health issues.

Not to mention the fact the in the US, there are places where homeless shelters are constantly empty because the homelesss dont want to live in those places in particulair?

@SheikYerbouti I'm not really that surprised, nor am I that outraged. Cher is an entertainer, and one who's begun to act a little cuckoo as she's gotten older. I don't think she really puts much thought into these things.

@KioCo The intention was to close down asylums and open up new facilities that were closer to people's homes, with better trained staff and stuff like that. So mentally ill people who couldn't function on their own would still be able to have a life at least partially with their families and friends. Which sounds like a great idea, and I would support such a transition, but Reagan (or rather, his administration) only got to the part where they closed the asylums, and then scrapped the project and just left everyone homeless. Reagan's own mental cohesion was decaying long before most of the country knew about it.

That sounds like a more expensive option. I wonder what got them to let go of the initial idea, probably political stuff. It's a contraversial and complex issue to deal with, probably will remain a problem for the times to come