The government promised housing elsewhere. We followed the buses and found a desperate situation.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24868460

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The government denies that the busing is connected to the Olympics. But we obtained an email, which was first reported by the newspaper L’Équipe, in which a government housing official said the goal was to “identify people on the street in sites near Olympic venues” and move them before the Games.

    • ThrowawayPermanenteEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      Actually holding public goods hostage is OK if it’s the only way to get other people to do what you want

      • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        31·
        5 months ago

        But this isn’t holding hostage, it’s revenge.

        Holding something important - such ad the environment - hostage when the chance of the government complying are zero - not close to zero - is not OK.

        Although I consider it to be OK if it’s something unimportant, like bus they will be forced on.