Are Fake Advocates On The Rise?
The problem of fake advocates is growing fast, especially in healthcare. Rental housing operators were early entrants into crafting advocacy for their tenants. In the 1960’s it was known as pre-canned and sell-out advocacy. My first up close look at how fake advocates work was in New York city. In this case the landlord brought in a friend to start a tenant’s association that would ultimately be controlled by the landlord. For 38 years every call for direct action, class action and redress was met with impediments inserted by the landlord’s friend in the tenant’s association. Next, I would see political lobbyists using the same tactic of offering victims and potential victims pre-canned advocacy without using their firsthand answers. Consider the innocent individuals that go to these unvetted advocates seeking help. That interaction has disengaged and underserved individuals seeking advocacy as far back as I can remember. What we see today is a result of accumulated apathy as a direc...
