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   Abolisyonista (abolisyonista@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 18:50:24 JST Abolisyonista

   The politics of “if we want change, contact your eLeCtEd oFfIcIaAls” is actually symptomatic of one's alienation from power. Similarly, the politics of “yOu sHoUlD rUn fOr oFfICe” is defined by the very same alienation. Why is it we have to turn to “representatives” who don't represent us or become “representatives” ourselves in order to enact social change? Why is it do we need specialists or need to become specialists to do good? We are alienated from the political sphere just as we are alienated in the economic sphere.

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     django (django@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 19:33:23 JST django

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     @abolisyonista no joke a housing minister recently suggested that people should just invest in real-estate if they want to allow lease transfers

     https://ricochet.media/en/3966/exclusive-quebec-housing-minister-lobbied-by-real-estate-business-partner

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     django (django@social.coop)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jul-2023 19:33:24 JST django

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     @abolisyonista /sarcastic if you want change you should join the elite golf clubs where backroom deals are hatched.