Hate to be that guy, but the people on the streets will be an extremely insignificant portion of those evicted. The US does a good job of conditioning people such that they never threaten the status quo and/or rise up to face injustice
that's true when the numbers are small. but a small percentage of a huge number of people joining the protests is visibly large. and that initial wave will draw in others who see that they're not alone in their anger. when the numbers are small, this is easy to miss and nothing happens. but 40% of renters is staggering - we're talking about 50-80MM people. how many of them will stay home when 1. there are already protests going and 2. more people join them and the lines of solidarity become more established? enough to keep the state afloat? that's a hard bet.
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Hate to be that guy, but the people on the streets will be an extremely insignificant portion of those evicted. The US does a good job of conditioning people such that they never threaten the status quo and/or rise up to face injustice
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Yeah I guess I can't speak on this topic much because I live in a small town in the rust belt
I've been seeing new homeless people in my town since like March
that's true when the numbers are small. but a small percentage of a huge number of people joining the protests is visibly large. and that initial wave will draw in others who see that they're not alone in their anger. when the numbers are small, this is easy to miss and nothing happens. but 40% of renters is staggering - we're talking about 50-80MM people. how many of them will stay home when 1. there are already protests going and 2. more people join them and the lines of solidarity become more established? enough to keep the state afloat? that's a hard bet.