The disorder that is so visible on city streets is the product of a system that is failing to care for those suffering from addictions, mental illness and other disadvantages
. The pandemic deepened their suffering. How can a society that prides itself on its tolerance and compassion allow people who are in mental distress to wander in a state of abject misery and claim it is doing so out of respect for their personal autonomy?
Perhaps, above all, we need to rekindle a sense of solidarity. Cities are humming hives of creativity, innovation and enterprise. People from a whole galaxy of different backgrounds come together to live and work side by side. That they have managed to do so with such success is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. But it only works because of the unwritten accord of urban life.
We are all in this together. We had better treat each other with care and respect. Forget that, and it all falls apart.
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