Reminiscent of the 1930s shanty towns, tent cities are being erected from California to the Tampa, FL area. Though not the shelters of cardboard history describes to us, people recently evicted by the mortgage debacle find themselves in a constant Coleman moment living outdoors in their camping gear. This is a stark reminder of the severity of the crisis and the swift impact on the recently middle-class. Click the title above to read more about this revival.
These Hoovervilles (contemporary) are small representations of the people being the government.On a smaller scale it shows how the people are in control.It is devastating to see and hurtful but, I agree with the idea that homeless people is nothing new. However, now it is hitting so close to home it shocks more and more people. Maybe, this is just what the country needs to be reborn again, have a huge turn around, and be prosperous more than ever. It's a new era, new age, and a new dawn.
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This is realy depressing..for real. i mean im speechless, i remember i was in Staggs's class learning about the Hoover administration and the shanty towns, and hoovervilles and what ever. The fact that this is happening now...in our century...in the greatest country in the face of the planet??...no!!!!!.This should all be in the mind of the president...obviously if this stuff doesn't change then his political antagonists willl use this against him.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, the twentieth century only ended less than a decade ago. Secondly, there have always been homeless people in the United States, as well as in just about every other country in the world. But it's truly sad to see that people who would otherwise be living comfortable lives are living in squallor as a result of the economy. It's one thing to see the drug addicts and those with serious mental illnesses living like this, but it's another when it's an educated professional and their family. The children of these people especially should not have to live out their childhood in a tent, scavenging around like a vulture just to put food in their stomachs. Hopefully a plan is put into action soon to help these people out, but it's great to see that they're working together to help eachother out until then. It just goes to show you that the American spirit still lives on.
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