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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manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
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
FishFace@lemmy.world 1 day ago
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Pretty sure almost every other country also inflicted or was subjected to colonialism/imperialism.
Sure, people in Belgium also have dreams of home ownership. That’s part of why they genocided people in Africa.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The Pueblo, Iroquois, and other non-nomadic Native American groups might disagree about the colonialism part.
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Why?
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Because they built houses. It’s not like white people invented the idea of home ownership.
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Did they own the houses, or were they the communities houses?
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Ah yes… The famous Iroquois mortgages… jfc.