• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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      27 days ago

      The wealthy elite get their position through violence and exploitation

      Yes, exactly, exploiting people’s poor decisions. Like predatory loans.

      this reminds me of that “why don’t homeless people just buy a house” kind of attitude.

      You are intentionally taking away the wrong message.

      Anarchists are all about rules and regulations

      …what? LOL that’s the polar opposite of anarchy…

      I’d encourage you to seek out and read more about it.

      Oh ok sure, let me do that:

      anarchy noun an·ar·chy ˈa-nər-kē -ˌnär-

      1a: absence of government

      b: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority

      c: a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government

      2a: absence or denial of any authority or established order

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          27 days ago

          Predatory loans is a great example

          Yes it is.

          they’re not taken out because people have bad decision making ability but because they’re left with no other choices.

          Bruh have you forgotten about the global recession of 2006? There were people that had 4 and 5 houses.

          You’ve never heard of the auto loan scams?

          Never heard of the mobile home scams?

          None of those situations are improved by people taking out loans they know they can’t afford.

          Quoting the dictionary isn’t how you learn about things!

          So…how am I supposed to learn, exactly? You’re going to tell me? Wikipedia says something similar. If there’s another definition, that’s not the one I was referring to. But you knew that, didn’t you?

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              27 days ago

              Have they considered renaming the movement? It’s a bit like “believe all women” or “anti-work”. You’re shooting yourself in the foot by using words with concrete definitions that don’t mean what you’re trying to convey.