Interview by Alisa Müller
As a marginalised group, people experiencing homelessness are disproportionately susceptible to violence at the hands of right-wing groups. But societal attitudes towards homelessness also plays a role in this, says political scientist Martin Stammler in his interview with Strassenkreuzer, a street paper based in Nuremburg, Germany.
Strassenkreuzer: The sight of people experiencing homelessness can result in compassion, shame or wilful ignorance, but some people also react with anger or hatred. Why?
Martin Stammler: The fact that we live in a capitalist society plays a role. To be able to achieve something oneself, to be able to earn one’s own living, is the yardstick.
This article first appeared in Strassenkreuzer, a magazine sold on the streets of Nuremberg, Germany, by people who have limited other ways of earning an income.