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Re:Rate The Landlord: Anonymously share information with ten... by s1artibartfast on Monday May 01, 2023 @11:41PM (#35783084)
Both Smith and Marx state their priors, and neither assume that their option is commonly held.

It is like if Marx's Manifesto was one page saying "everyone knows landords are bad"

On the topic of radicals, there are a lot that I don't admire and were atrocious. being against the status quo is not inherently virtuous. Imagine if X mass murderer just respected the status quo.

you can be for challenging hierarchies, the status quo, and a more dynamic socio-economic structure without making yourself slave to your neighbor.

I know this is an old comment (for HN) but I will check back in 24 hours)

Re:Rate The Landlord: Anonymously share information with ten... by skinnymuch on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @01:01PM (#35804798)
I will contact you for sure.

- I’m unhoused and identify as a lumpenprole. - Everything is a spectrum imo. - I was referring to radicals that aren’t radlib or fascist leaning.

I’d be interested in the email I send you and a response on which orthodox left-wing radicals were atrocious. Or if we agree that those specific radicals were not atrocious but many others are.

Awesome being director of a coop! Though IME most housing coops are exclusionary and not remotely democratic*

*I mean real democracy, not what neoliberal countries have.