• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    5 months 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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        5 months 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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            5 months 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.

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                    5 months ago

                    Lots of people have misconceptions

                    I mean when everyone else has a common understanding of the term, and you’re the only one with the “correct” understanding, doesn’t it make more sense that maybe you are the one with the misunderstanding?