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IlllIllIllIllIlllllI t1_j9jl6ju wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription

No one is forced to leave their community. I’m of course defining force as violent government aggression or threat thereof. But of course that’s precisely the force you WOULD need to prevent gentrification and force people from moving.

It’s morally abhorrent under virtually any philosophical framework.

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[deleted] t1_j9jz3xx wrote

The force being used against the people is economic. It boils down to violent force because, in the end, the police will enforce it with violence. It might as well be a violent force.

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Mparker15 t1_j9l3fav wrote

If you can no longer afford housing and are evicted the state will literally violently remove you. That is the end result of being priced out of your home.

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