Do you think it wise to arouse the Irish populace with their history of direct action?
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Their history of direct action arouses me.
Its OK to eat your landlord
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The skyrocketing cost of private rentals has left many people struggling to afford housing in Dublin and other Irish cities, pushing some to move abroad and others to commute long distances.
The crunch has left teachers and social workers priced out of the communities they serve, professional couples unable to buy homes and people on lower incomes fearing homelessness.
The recent xenophobic riots in Dublin capitalized on the grievances of people struggling to cover their housing costs and exposed to the world the deep fractures that the crisis has created.
During the Celtic Tiger period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as Ireland’s economy boomed, private construction exploded and landlords were encouraged to scoop up rental properties as investments, squeezing out less affluent buyers.
Ireland set up the National Asset Management Agency, or NAMA, which acquired portfolios of delinquent loans and later sold them at discounted prices to so-called vulture funds.
The idea of evictions and lack of access to housing is particularly resonant, Mr. Doyle said, because of Ireland’s centuries under British rule, during which the callous absentee landlord became a byword for oppression.
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This is a startling reality we all must face as our population grows ever larger. If governments are not tackling it now, they will have major problems shortly.
This is total bullshit. This is a problem we face because of shitty zoning laws and capitalism, not population. Besides that, UN projections indicate population topping off at 15 billion before pulling back and eventually reaching replacement rate around 12 billion. Without any technological advancement, and only advancement of logistics and society, the earth has plenty of space to feed and house that many humans.
*to feed and house that many humans to a high standard of living, housing, and nutrition — with public/shared transport fulfilling all their transportation needs — and nobody having to work more than 30 hours a week.
This is a startling reality we all must face as our population grows ever larger
That's not really the issue, especially in Europe.
Its a problem the world will face one way or another
Not necessarily. The world population is gonna plateau at 10 billion, which is a lot but probably not "we can't house everyone" a lot.
It sure seems nobody is willing to house who we have currently.
That's a problem with capitalism
Irish people aren't having enough kids to grow the population?
Unless you are needlessly targeting population growth and keeping rent high then it's not a problem. Housing should get cheaper as population declines.