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How the Grenfell fire in the UK exposed 'racial capitalism' (theloop.ecpr.eu)
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[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Citing this as an example of racial capitalism is a weird take when the cladding report found hundreds and hundreds of similarly vulnerable buildings all across the UK, the majority of which were actually private residential blocks (ie not social tenants)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/971659/30_Building_Safety_Data_Release_November_2019_revised_.pdf

Grenfell didn't happen because the residents were BAME, it happened because profit driven developers will screw you over whether you're black or white.

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

I think the expression 'no shit, Sherlock', is a fitting desciption to the conclusion of that inquiry.

We all nothing's going to happen to the landlord, it will be business as usual, nothing to see here.

this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2024
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