To an extent I agree,but law should be bought in to make it illegal.
Untill then you cannot just take peoples property of them,thats called theft.
Andnon a side not to that,make compulsory purchases of said properties and the market rate...to take is theft and illegal.

Edited by elgrande (28 Nov 2017 12.40pm)

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

In relative terms, geographically and historically, yes.
I'm not suggesting that capitalism provides all the answers but without it, there is no question.
Many on the left criticise the well off while aspiring to and working toward being the same.
That has always been the problem with socialism, communism, Marxism and all things left wing.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (28 Nov 2017 12.58pm)

I'd agree if someone was living in a very large house, avoiding tax etc that they were hypocritical, but if you've just moved on a bit, then that's a very different thing.

I don't begrudge people having a decent life, its the excessive divide that's an issue (and the excesses that go with that).

Its a capitalist world, I have to live in it. I think being critical of that, has helped me no end.

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Tome asked me what I regarded as progressivism in another thread, I wrote this:

'The advocacy of identity politics, political correctness, multiculturalism, the instinctive over protection of minorities over majorities, third wave feminism, anti capitalism, the pursuit of equality over meritocracy, open borders, internationalism over nationalism.......the idea that people are just social constructs to be molded rather than biologically determined beings to significant degrees...Implicit and explicit misandry...an over blaming of masculinity for being 'toxic'...Essentially cultural Marxism mixed in with an over attachment to the impractical elements of egalitarianism'.

Now, I'm self aware enough to know that at the moment I'm going through a stage where....if I don't like something I tend to call it 'progressive', however I think....apart from a basic recognition of some elements of identity politics that I'm pretty against these ideas.

It's like communism....at its core there is a purity of intent that I'm attracted to myself. However, like most ideologies it gets fleshed out and expanded and becomes an all important doctrine and loses all sense of practical application... and becomes a disfigured monster far more harmful than what it purports to solve.....For example...look at political correctness.....at its heart it's about civility to others.....that's only a good thing and something to encourage. However, once overtly politicised it morphed from an encouragement into a restriction of what others could say...a way of shaming others and closing them down. That's a monster.

However, as for progressives themselves.....Well, I have a distaste for the ideas but I tend to treat people as I find them. So, If a person has principles that they live by and tries not to hurt anyone.....Well, that's always worthy of respect be it a lefty progressive or religious right winger.

The qualities of a person are more important than their politics.....many people aren't that political and follow tribal voting patterns.

Political activists tend to be irritating whatever party they push for.

Edited by Stirlingsays (28 Nov 2017 3.07pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

That doesn't work as they don't pay the rent that is asked, they pay the amount of rent that they want to.

This is why most properties were always advertised as "no DHSS" back in the day.

Stopping foreign ownership is the correct route to go down and they should all be subject to the full rate of CGT when they are made to sell them.

Optimistic as ever