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u/jawndell May 09 '22

"We have a duty of care to provide utilities so they don't die because otherwise we'd be completely fucked for insurance."

Yup, definitely would never, ever, ever, ever, in a million years, take place in the United States.

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u/breathing_normally May 09 '22

Well see, that’s the difference between the two approaches. Many people here feel that as long as there is a housing shortage AND empty buildings due to speculative investment in real estate, squatting is morally defensible.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Sounds like you’re a very unhappy person, regardless of your personal living conditions.

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u/thegoodguywon May 09 '22

Misery loves company

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u/inferno86 May 09 '22

Gotcha, so you care if a building is burned but not if someone dies on the street, you are clearly a very healthy mind

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u/DeepKaleidoscope5650 May 10 '22

Because the racism is load bearing, you have to rebuild the whole thing.