It's really something to see people in the same breath talk about being anti-fascist while demanding that government take on more power to tell people how much they can pay for rent.
It's a real sign of lack of self-awareness.
@volkris really something to see your phrasing on this topic
@BryanLastRedDrop really something to see people dodging the issue.
Nothing new, same old same old, people eagerly supporting government power when they think it's imposing their will, but ducking the question of consistency.
@volkris @BryanLastRedDrop It isn't consistent that you don't want the government to work with corporations to oppress you?
@yoasif that gets it exactly backwards, though.
It's one thing for government to stay out of the way and let us manage our lives. What we're talking about here is government amassing more power and working with corporate entities to set their operations.
It's the exact opposite, and that's the point.
@yoasif @volkris I don't think we are really talking about the same thing. I was responding to the original post suggesting being against nazis and for rent control measures is not automatically contradictory. If you think so, fine, I have failed to.convince you. I do believe I am stating the two positions more clearly.
@BryanLastRedDrop @volkris Sorry I missed any prior discussion and treated the original post as a one off.
@volkris @BryanLastRedDrop The government is ideally us, so we are managing our lives via the government.
The power has already been amassed and delegated, and while the mechanisms of enforcing the will of the populace are crude, my feeling is that the alternative wouldn't express the will of the people; the only people clamoring for a free housing market (as in lacking regulation) are landlords.