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D.C. Homeless Have Cell Phones And Blogs
The Washington Post has an interesting article about the homeless in our nation’s capital. The article claims that between 30% and 40% of D.C.’s homeless have cell phones, email addresses, and many even have blogs.
To the usual trappings that help many homeless people endure life on the streets — woolen blankets, shopping carts or cardboard box shelters — add the humble cellphone.
Today, it’s not unusual for the homeless to whip out Nokia 6085 GoPhones (with optional Bluetooth and USB connectivity), stop at a public computer to check e-mail or urge friends to read their blogs.
This is the kind of thing that is almost too outrageous to be outraged about. I get why a prepaid cell would be useful to set up job interviews and what not, but blogs? Come on now, stop playing.
If you’re sleeping on the street, but you maintain a blog that you encourage people to follow I’ve got no sympathy for you. If you have time to blog, you have time to get off your ass and get a job.
Only in America could the most destitute among us have cell phones and blogs. The poorest people in America don’t even come close to the kind of poverty people experience in other countries.
So all the liberal America bashers out there like John “that’s not my baby” Edwards should really just pipe down. Edwards should get together an email list of all the homeless so he can let them know he’s going on another “poverty tour.”
-Chris Jones
