At the end of January I wrote a post concerning the Pivot Legal Society’s red tent campaign and how I thought it was a sham designed to raise money as much as it was to raise awareness.
There was also the tent village at 58 Hastings (complete with its own website) that remained for the duration of the Olympics and which on the surface seemed like a non-evasive way to bring attention to the plight of the homeless in Vancouver, and particularly within the downtown eastside.
But with news like this that emerge about those who resided in the tent village, I am only infuriated by the individuals who casually protest, often to supplement their income, no matter what the issue.
Though they may be social activists to some, they are nothing more than the real poverty pimps that feed off of the plight of others in my eyes.
Now don’t get me wrong – I am all for fighting for a cause, particularly when it comes to housing the homeless.
Though, I am far more inclined to be in support the City of Vancouver’s homeless count that began this morning and will run for the next 24 hours.
The utility in this kind of exercise trumps the efforts of those who choose to pervert a cause for their own selfish interests.
