Republican activist organizes clean up in W. Baltimore

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

True. but, it is a first step. It has to start somewhere.

A first step toward what? Is he planning to make this a regular event? Is he putting an infrastructure in place to help these clean-ups continue?

Does the city of Baltimore not have this in place? They should have it in place, for decades.

As someone who actually lives in Baltimore and isn't just running my mouth on DC, I can tell you that these cleanups happen regularly. And residents work together to take care of issues that really are the job of the city. But we can't do it all, and there are big structural changes that need to take place, along with a change in attitude among some in the city who think nothing of trashing it.

[Anonymous]

This was not a political event by the Republican activist. Baltimore's savior!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

No. Poverty doesn't lead to trash in the streets. You can be poor and know to not throw trash in the street. It's a complete lack of respect that leads to the mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

No. Poverty doesn't lead to trash in the streets. You can be poor and know to not throw trash in the street. It's a complete lack of respect that leads to the mess.

Nothing like an outsider coming in and showing them how caring is done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

No. Poverty doesn't lead to trash in the streets. You can be poor and know to not throw trash in the street. It's a complete lack of respect that leads to the mess.

You're wrong. Poverty absolutely has to do with people trashing the streets. For one, people livong in poverty don't have the time, resources, or mental space to worry about aesthetics. Two, when people are living in poverty there is more despair/depression that may lead someone to have an "eff it" attitude about where they throw their trash. Basically, if no one else cares and no one cares about me, why should I care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

Broken window theory. Start somewhere

[Anonymous]

Good for him. More people should follow his lead. It's what Republicans and Democrats used to do to help their communities before they just started arguing on the web.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s nice that he made an effort and all, but a one-time clean-up doesn’t address the systemic issues (poverty, etc.) that leads to the situation in the first place.

No. Poverty doesn't lead to trash in the streets. You can be poor and know to not throw trash in the street. It's a complete lack of respect that leads to the mess.

Indirectly, yes it does. When you have little investment in your particular block because you have no prospect of homeownership, your landlord could arbitrarily evict you and you don’t have the resources to fight it, and you could have to move in the middle of the night because you can’t make rent and don’t want your landlord to seize the unit and take your stuff, you have little incentive to do the research on how to properly dispose of your broken kitchen chair (plus pay the special collection fees that may be required for municipal pick-up) and will just throw it into the alley with the other garbage instead.

[Anonymous]

Glad to hear someone take action to help instead of tearing down the other side. We need more of this.

[Anonymous]

From what I have read, a lot of the trash that ends up in some of these areas is from others brining it in and dumping it. If this is the case, the city should get serious about ticketing/punishing those that do.

I hope this is a first step toward helping those in the community care for their neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad to hear someone take action to help instead of tearing down the other side. We need more of this.

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Good on him. He, and the other volunteers from surrounding states, are good people. Too bad *actual residents* of Baltimore didn't feel the need to help clean up their own city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good on him. He, and the other volunteers from surrounding states, are good people. Too bad *actual residents* of Baltimore didn't feel the need to help clean up their own city.

What are you reading?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good on him. He, and the other volunteers from surrounding states, are good people. Too bad *actual residents* of Baltimore didn't feel the need to help clean up their own city.

Go ____ yourself

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good on him. He, and the other volunteers from surrounding states, are good people. Too bad *actual residents* of Baltimore didn't feel the need to help clean up their own city.

What are you reading?

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/scott-presler-volunteers-cleanup-trash-west-baltimore-president-donald-trump/28611545#

"The cleanup was attended, in large part, by supporters of President Donald Trump."

So interesting that it took Trump supporters to organize, mobilize, and PAY for this enormous cleanup. They paid for porta-potties, dumpsters, equipment, etc. - to clean up a city they don't even live in.