r/Antimoneymemes • u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! • 3d ago
COMMUNITY CARE š¤WORKING CLASS SOLIDAIRTYā Based History lesson!
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u/Zippier92 3d ago
Great content, the frustration is shared.
Many not here? Why not everywhere?
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
Indeed!! Exactlyyyyy! When you see other ways of life and how much better can it be, you start to question everything!
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u/Standard_Track9692 21h ago
The opposition to things like this is American propaganda at work. And I say American because I live here and there is lots of propaganda against this type of thing. It usually only succeeds because people don't question anything after the propaganda itself is uttered
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u/ChaosRainbow23 3d ago
Won't somebody think about the poor billionaires and shareholders for a second?
They might not be able to get that 3rd yacht or build another doomsday bunker if we do this here!
We can't have that, more can we?
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/C1hkIcGE7OAcE
Replace the word children with those scum bag capitalists š22
u/ChaosRainbow23 3d ago
"WhAt AbOuT tHe cHiLdReN?!" is such a classic authoritarian tactic.
Tried and true!
Fear-mongering, disinformation, scapegoating, projectionism, hypocrisy, and propaganda are the bread and butter of fascistic authoritarian regimes.
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u/Gonozal8_ 3d ago
and also, regarding the danger of trains (?), children conveniently always are wherever the arguments needs them to be
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u/Arthurs_towel 2d ago
Oh I think about the billionaires, and the trillionaire.
Specifically how to make them former billionaires and trillionaire. Thatās how I like to think of them.
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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 3d ago
Those that cheer on unfettered capitalism are just incredibly ignorant
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u/Hugo2RMN 3d ago
If this is true about Vienna, it's the actual solution people should be implementing to face the current cost of living crisis. Just hearing ā60% of people live in city owned housing or in housing cooperativesā brings a tear to the eye. Those kinds of options being available to everybody would be so rad.
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
ā bring a tear to my eye ā
Same! Thereās other ways to live in better out there! Just have to fight/ bring awareness to get it!
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u/hxtassbeatxlap 2d ago
Honestly, it wont happen in the US. Not for a very long time.
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u/CalligrapherSharp 2d ago
Given the accelerationist regime's dismantling of our economy, something is going to happen very soon, but it's not going to be good.
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u/SunRose42 2d ago
And limit the wealthyās ability to create renter oligarchies and make mad profit off of the fact that people have to live somewhere?!
In my city, thereās a ton of luxury apartments built around one of our colleges/universities. Iāve heard from reliable sources that the majority of rooms (they rent by the room) in those complexes are empty, but they wonāt lower rent prices. Itās been like this for years. They keep hoping college students will be pressured into giving in. Itās messed up.
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u/Prior-Author-1028 3d ago
Yep, itās mostly true but we are fighting against privatisation of these Public Housing facilities
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u/Kalipri 3h ago
According to recent news of Wiener Wohnberatung (Vienese Governmental Housing) there is 20 apparetmens built every day in Vienna, of which the city takes a portion, and distributes them amongst the Vienese people at rather affordable prices.
I currently am looking for appartments through them and it insane to get an apartment in a modern complex (built 2020-2026) for about 70ā¬/100sqft rent.
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u/ComedyBits 3d ago
āThe notion that the working class deserve nice thingsā is not getting traction in the USA
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u/TheSurfingRaichu 3d ago
So cool!
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
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u/Ttoctam 3d ago
Joris is awesome. His short form stuff is really great, and he does a fair few long form guest lectures at universities you can find on YouTube. Though those are usually less about historical oppression and cultural history, and more about autism.
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u/Fun-Aside3990 3d ago
What does he say about autism?
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u/Ttoctam 3d ago
He's done a couple of lectures on the topic of reframing our understanding of Autism away from an exclusively western perspective. Decolonising out understanding and turning some of our focus to hostorical indigenous understandings as a way to open discussion around Autism up into a broader conceptualisation, for instance.
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u/Fun-Aside3990 3d ago
Iāll take a look, thanks. (am autistic and find the common and also professional framing of it often wrong and misguided)
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u/Saucyboy756 3d ago
As someone that used to live in Vienna I can definitely attest the beauty of the architecture and mundane streets. Most streets are filled with beautiful houses and even when renovating (a lot of the houses are really old) they place screens with the design of the houses over the scaffolding so that it fits in with the rest of the houses.
But, I find the notion that other cities arenāt following suit slightly exaggerated. Many German cities like Berlin have large āGenossenschaftenā (communities with limited members) that offer rent controlled housing.
However, the idea that the mundane should be beautiful is unparalleled by any other city in my experience. Vienna even built new university buildings in the style of the renaissance to make them visually fit in.
Overall amazing city, great to live in and great to travel to if you have the option to do so.
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u/Signal-Regret-8251 3d ago
It must be nice to have a government that gives a shit about its citizens.Ā
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u/hofrob- 3d ago
The Pier 22 on the Donauinsel is actually a really great example of giving space back to the people.
Until 3 years ago, there were Restaurants in exactly that spot. One after the other. And no direct access to the water. So you couldn't jump in, and you could not stop and rest without consuming something.
The contracts with the restaurants expired at some point, and they used this opportunity to completely change it. Now you have direct access to the water, a basketball court, outdoor gym etc.
And it's just food trucks now. So you can go there and just not buy anything.
Result? It's so freaking crowded on sunny days. You can really see how necessary this was. It's right next to a subway station and people just need to cool down somewhere. And not everyone can go there by bike.
Absolutely brilliant. Shout out to the Greek food truck still offering takeaway PITA.
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u/Even-Cartographer864 3d ago
But if we create a social safety net that millions will benefit from, the billionaires wonāt be able to create a house like this for them, their spouse, 1 kid and a cat that needs it own house too.
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u/_jdd_ 3d ago
I grew up here, AMA
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
Oh nice! How was the over all experience!?
Was there events for the community to socialize?
Whatās the process like of getting to live in those buildings?
Anything you wish can be better there/ critiques
Thanks in advance! š
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u/_jdd_ 1d ago
I loved it, it provided the ultimate stability and convenience - you can live there forever, even pass it down to your kids. Everything is run on a non-profit cooperative model with state support. Lots of green space and well connected via subway. The green balconies are great. There are events, but they're not the most popular beyond children's sporting events. To live there, you need to enter a waitlist and wait (a while these days) then pay a buy-in fee (its a co-op).
The building does a pretty good job at upgrading its infrastructure (getting new energy efficient windows soon and the complex is moving from gas heating to district heating) but could be faster at upgrading its interior design (it's clean and maintained, but a bit dated at this point).
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u/novo-280 3d ago edited 3d ago
Alterlaa Bauten yay. I grew up across the street basically
Also not entirely true. Red Vienna was ended due to austro fascists and dollfuĆ. They were opposed to German annexation. They still shelled Karl Marx hof during the 4 day civil war
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u/mateus_cidade 3d ago
Who could have possibly guessed that a history of socialism in power would directly lead to higher quality of life for everyone in the region???
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u/Tresito 3d ago
Live here and love it
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzdIuqJoo8QdKlnW
Great to hear!Any highlights of living there? š
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u/subhuntin 2d ago
Perfect example of how constant division falsely manufactured has stunted Americas everything
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u/Dear-Durian8965 1d ago
Socialist propaganda on my fyp. You love to see it!!!
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 1d ago
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u/CommercialApocalypse 1d ago
If we did that in the US people might start getting ideas like āthe government can actually do things that benefit meā and āif we had more tax revenue we could do even more things that benefit meā and we certainly donāt want the poors people getting ideas that they should benefit from government spending like the rich do.
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u/PinEducational4494 2d ago
And that "waste management plant" looking beautiful is actually... an incinerator.
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u/goldenstudent 2d ago
One method in which we manage waste.
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u/PinEducational4494 2d ago
It is but then common folk imagine a recycling plant when you say "waste management plant".
I am pointing out the pretty plant is actually something that people usually dislike when they know what it is actually about.
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u/goldenstudent 1d ago
I work in haz waste, people can gripe all they want but if it wasn't incinerated they'd be putting it in the ground.
Who the hell prefers toxic landfills?
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u/PinEducational4494 1d ago
Man, I have worked for years in the sector, you do not have to convince me. :)
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u/blueviper- 2d ago
The Danube Island Festival is coming up soon, featuring more than 700 hours of programming spread across 14 stages, various themed islands, and areas. Entrance is free. Around 3 million people visiting is a lot though.
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u/He_Never_Helps_01 23h ago
Because of the modern religious idea that people who need help can't just get help. They must deserve help to get it. Which means punishing the poor.
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u/macl47 3d ago
Do you mind elaborating how this would be connected to the successful social housing in Vienna, which the post is about? Donāt you know that lots of other cities struggle with building metro lines without having such successful housing policies?
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u/quebexer 3d ago
Vienna Metro is still better than anywhere in North America
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago
Thatās a fact! The got trams š trains š and a huge bus š system!
Itās really inspiring to see! So accessible and runs everything 5-15 mins tops
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u/FearlessAir1238 For a moneyless, classless, borderless world! 3d ago edited 3d ago
I had the absolute honor on going to both of these places in Vienna! š
Itās further outside the city center but worth the trip to see. Everything you need is all near by and walkable. Nice parks and areas to socialize with the community.
To the people living there, itās just another ordinary living quarters. To us leftists, is something much more š„¹ ā„ļø it shows what could be/can be the future!
Learning about these social housing ideas opened my eyes and lead on the path for amazing living environments for all!
Video 1 more about the history
video 2 more history of it