In this post I'm not advocating anything, just seeking clarification of attitudes found (among some) on the PL and PC sides, by their own words.
If you believe that your side on this issue is morally obligatory and involves fundamental rights that ought not be compromised, how far does your personal obligation (or that of others) extend? If your side can't get the other side to stand down and accept your terms, what are you obliged to do as a moral individual? I see no obvious middle ground between abortion is murder and abortion is a fundamental right. Sure, you give Reddit opinions, you debate, you participate in protest marches, you teach your kids, you vote your beliefs... but... can you just accept "non-winning" as the unending status quo? We use "civil war" as a metaphor--is there a point where, given the stakes, the virtuous person must take up arms in a literal sense and physically wage war against the other side, at whatever cost to society? Take it to the streets? Let's call it what it is: aggressive, sometimes lethal, violence. Thought by perpetrators to be justified.
I don't see how this can be avoided if moral absolutes are involved. Or do people not really mean what they say?
My mother (non-EU citizen), and her husband (EU citizen) just relocated to London by my suggestion (I'm living outside EU, with my GF). They were living in Netherlands, but the language was a really bad barrier for employment and day to day life, especially for my brother at school. So I suggested them to move to London, as they all speak English, my brother would have easier time there at school and my mother and her husband would both be able to find jobs. I gave them some money for the tickets, documents, rent etc. which would have them covered for at least 2 months, until they could settle and find jobs.
They found the family who agreed to rent them the apartment in Crawley for £900/mo (couldn't find anything in London), but it appears that the family weren't landlords and were renting it themselves and when the landlord heard that there were kids in the apartment, he ordered my family to leave immediately. I just got off the phone with my mother and she said that they called up some rental properties and all agencies / landlords refused to rent as soon as they heard that there was a 16 year old involved. They found a single apartment in the outskirts of London, they're asking for £1200/mo + 2 weeks deposit, but it looks like they're not landlords either, so sooner or later, same situation will unfold. They don't have such amount of money anymore, as my stepfather was going to start working in the next 1 or 2 weeks and now they're getting thrown out in the street. I can give them more money, which I had reserved for my own house, but I feel like someone will throw them out again, unless it's done officially.
Now, I don't know what to do and how to help. I feel like crap for putting my brother in this situation. How can I help them with getting the apartment for under £1k in or near London, while having a child with them and doing so legally? My mother was also saying that landlords require enormous amount of documents, but was not specific about what kinds of documents they require (probably stressed out). I could give the landlords my bank statements, my employment contract and all that stuff as proof that I can support them until they're settled, but really a bit lost and no idea how to go from here :(
Relevant lyrics:
> But every day there's a new thing comin'
> The ways of an oriental view
> The sheriff and his buddies
> With their samurai swords
> You can even hear the music at night
> And though it's a part of the Lone Star state
>People don't seem to care
>They just keep on lookin to the east
Total weebs amirite? They even named their town "China Grove" in a misguided "England is my city"-esque attempt for street cred.
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