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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 13 points 11 months ago

It's also what happens when there's no jobs for 6 months of the year. It's no surprise that a lot of the seaside towns in the UK are also on the list of the most deprived towns.

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[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (7 children)

Not the tourists' fault, and hating on them demonstrates a lack of civic pride and not much else. I welcome tourists who come to my city for its niche history and the historic mall and the foofy shops who wouldn't be in business without them.

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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 11 points 11 months ago (5 children)

fuck civic pride, are you kidding? you're telling people who have been priced out of their hometowns to shut up and appreciate the surge of shady shops selling tacky trash

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[+] FridaySteve@lemmy.world -6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

shady shops selling tacky trash

You're referring to your neighbors and community members trying to make a living? It's not their fault either.

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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's everyone's fault, collectively. We all need to rise up and overthrow the ruling class. To achieve that, we need to actually talk about the problems our current society has without taking it all personally, and reflect on how the structure of our society has created the problems we have. It's not about who specifically we have to blame, that's a distraction.

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[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 child)

You want to smash the state with me? Want to be my comrade? First I need you to look around at your own community and say something nice about it and the people who live in it. If you can't do that, I don't need you.

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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

I have no problem with the people. I have a massive problem with the society. Criticising one does not mean that I have a personal problem with the people who comprise that society.

It's all built on exploitation. Tourism is just another kind of exploitation. So, no, I think by telling people they should be thankful for their oppression, you were doing a shitty thing. That doesn't mean you're a shitty person, I just want you to reflect instead of brushing concerns under the rug.

Being "nice" won't get us to where we need to be. Solidarity and class consciousness will.

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[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, no one is responsible for their own actions, got it.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

It kinda is though, people who buy holiday homes are directly responsible for pushing up the price to the point that local people can no longer afford to live there. Then they don't even live in those holiday homes so the local economy is fucked. Why hire any workers for 9 months of the year when your customers are only there for 3 months of the year?