The term 'homelessness' functions as propaganda because it linguistically frames the problem as purely housing-related, obscuring the actual root causes of street addiction and untreated mental illness that require mandatory intervention and treatment.

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Speaker

Michael Schellenberger

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this word homelessness is really a propaganda word...when you say that word your brain is instantly in a way of thinking that this is a housing problem fundamentally

Source

Michael Shellenberger - Why Progressives Ruin CitiesFieldstead and Company
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:32:04 PM

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