star_wraith [he/him] to askchapo • edit-24 years agoHow come white folks go into a white hot rage and fight tooth and nail against any efforts to build affordable housing within 5 miles of their house?message-squaremessage-square56 fedilinkarrow-up1161file-text
arrow-up1161message-squareHow come white folks go into a white hot rage and fight tooth and nail against any efforts to build affordable housing within 5 miles of their house?star_wraith [he/him] to askchapo • edit-24 years agomessage-square56 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Is it just pure racism? Is it just overall hatred of poor people? Some combo of the two? Something else entirely?
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]hexbear1·4 years agoI mean, it's an investment in that it's commodity hoarding, so it's even less productive than capital. link
minus-squareGrandAyatollaLenin [he/him,comrade/them]hexbear1·4 years agoI wouldn't be so quick to describe it like that. They are actually living there. Most only have the one home. link
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]hexbear1·4 years agoBut their getting pissed about potential property value loss is them commodifying their home. link
I mean, it's an investment in that it's commodity hoarding, so it's even less productive than capital.
I wouldn't be so quick to describe it like that. They are actually living there. Most only have the one home.
But their getting pissed about potential property value loss is them commodifying their home.