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[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 102 points 8 months ago

Housing is housing and I think Bulgaria has more than large housing development as it has a rich history AFAIK.

Nationalism sucks. Struggling against nationalism doesn't work by attacking the nation though, but by attacking the nationalists.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 73 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

internet users will see high density housing that allows for more community and green space than their suburban homes and call it ugly

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 22 points 8 months ago

We need more fucking commie blocks in North America. I just want a house for gods sakes

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago

If you think that sort of hideous crumbling building is the only way to do apartment blocks then lol

[-] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

:Whispers: โ€œBecause it is ugly.โ€

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 55 points 8 months ago

Nationalism is ugly but Bulgaria is beautiful.

[-] mofongo@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

Whatโ€™s the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism?

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 30 points 8 months ago
[-] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago

So what's the difference between xenophobia and racism

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago

Honestly some people would say there isn't one, or that xenophobia doesn't exist and it's all racism. We've learned from history that when some fascist needs an 'other' to rally the nation against, they start by explicitly sowing fear to exacerbate latent, unfocused fear of uncertainty into blatant, focused racism, in the name of 'the nation'.

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Xenophobia is the hatred of all foreigners, whereas racism is more targeted. If I'm OK with most foreigners but hate the French, that's racism. But if I hate all foreigners then I'm xenophobic. (I'm neither btw.)

[-] skybreaker@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Bulgarias is more than just the mukulas

[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, it's too shabby for you, but many someones grew up there an have emotional ties to the place. Not everyone wants to, or can, live in a nice suburb, on 1/4 acre of lawn.

Also, I bet that in most of these cases, they're not being told that the building is being updated, that the state will pay for at least some of their interrim living inconvenience, and that they're guaranteed an appartment when the reno is done, at marginal cost. No, they're almost certainly being booted out with token compensation in order that more expensive appartments can be built which the old residents have absolutely no chance of affording.

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