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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The american dream of home ownership is rooted in settler colonialism, and used as a tool to keep workers in debt and afraid to take risks organising

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Right that's why no other country had dreams of home ownership.

    American exceptionalism really did a number on you guys!

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago*

    Pretty sure almost every other country also inflicted or was subjected to colonialism/imperialism.

    For example, people in Belgium also have dreams of home ownership. That's part of why they genocided people in Africa. This is ubiquitous.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    The Pueblo, Iroquois, and other non-nomadic Native American groups might disagree about the colonialism part.

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    Because they built houses. It's not like white people invented the idea of home ownership.

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