The author described a demonstration in Madrid for the death of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman who, as he wrote, had been evicted, and attributed her murder to rent-seeking. He also described the protest as impressive. https://t.co/oBTL8d8cqq #Madrid #Desahucios #Justicia #ES (translated)
The publication claimed that Mari Carmen had been murdered by the greed of those who benefited from the housing business, the injustice of the judicial system, and the bad rulers. It also stated that they would not forget her and that they would continue to fight against rent-seeking and real estate speculation. (translated)
The Confederation of Tenants' Unions has called for a minute of silence in all workplaces this Friday at 12:00, in tribute to Maricarmen Abascal, after the refusal of high-ranking political representatives to do so, supported by other unions such as CC.OO. and UGT. #MinutoDeSilencio #Rentismo #Protestas (translated)
The Youth Socialist Coordinator announced that, along with OESocialista, it had called more than 100 youth committees to prepare for the general strike on November 11. It stated that the mobilization was directed against rent-seeking, capital, and its governments, and invited people to join neighborhood committees, institutes, or universities. https://t.co/4a5hzpUlz6 #HuelgaGeneral #LuchaSocial #Juventud (translated)
The author attributed Maricarmen's death to rent-seeking, institutional violence, hypocrisy, and the inaction of those who, as he wrote, could have prevented her eviction but did not. He also expressed his support and stated that they walked alongside her and that she guided them. (translated)
The Minister of Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, defends a controversial decree that, although it is presented as a measure to protect access to housing, actually turns out to be a large tax gift to landlords. #Vivienda #Alquiler #Rentismo (translated)
The death of Maricarmen, a symbol of the fight for the right to housing in Spain, has generated a wave of pain and anger in the country, with political leaders and activists insisting that behind every eviction there is a life and denouncing the cruel reality caused by rent-seeking and speculation. #DerechoALaVivienda #Desahucios #AlquilerJusto (translated)
The author lamented the death of Maricarmen and related it to the wear and tear that, as he wrote, she had suffered for years and in the last weeks due to a capitalist system that prioritized the rent-seeking of a few over the right of all to housing. He also wished her to rest in peace. (translated)
The author considered the strike to be just and necessary, describing it as a tool of the working class. He also maintained that class unions knew better than anyone the harm that, in his opinion, the housing crisis and capital rent-seeking were causing to the most humble families. (translated)
Pablo Iglesias stated that the early election was due to the attempt of dozens of activists to prevent an eviction and the subsequent mobilization. He also affirmed that the strength was in the streets and that they demanded a general strike, which he considered the way to defeat the far-right and rent-seeking. https://t.co/UydMWiPUk4 #adelantoelectoral #huelgageneral #movilización (translated)
Pablo Iglesias wrote that, in mediated societies, politics consisted of setting the agenda. He argued that placing housing at the center did not necessarily benefit the PSOE, which he attributed a historical defense of rent-seeking, although he stated that it could help defeat the right-wing parties. https://t.co/c23cYQrreS #Política #Vivienda #PSOE (translated)
The author stated that the streets of Madrid had filled in defense of the right to housing and spoke out against rent-seeking and vulture funds, which he accused of robbing them of the future and the city. He added that they should not take a step back. #ES (translated)
The Student Union stated that the center of Madrid was crowded and that the city was once again filled with demonstrators. It described the mobilization as a conflict between the working class and what it termed the dictatorship of capital and rent-seeking, and called for maintaining pressure and moving towards a general strike. https://t.co/0dC4Dqk5oa #ClasesSociales #HuelgaGeneral #Madrid (translated)
Alemvelasco described a nighttime mobilization of CJSocialista as massive, which traveled the route from Sol to Cibeles with the slogan "let's end rentism." He also noted that many young people chanted "we do not want to make peace, this is class struggle." https://t.co/rA0Is0jhvK #LuchaDeClases #Jovenes #Rentismo (translated)
Pablo Iglesias stated that rent-seeking transferred money from the majority working class that paid rents to a minority of property owners, and he advocated for intervention in that market. https://t.co/G4gjp0jB7f #Alquiler #Economía #JusticiaSocial (translated)
Pablo Iglesias stated that a general strike to intervene in the housing market and combat rent-seeking would be more successful than the one on December 14, 1988. He also pointed out that the leadership of a movement should expand it and considered that it was progressing in the right direction. https://t.co/PEN3Y5Rj3y #HuelgaGeneral #Vivienda #JusticiaSocial (translated)
The Tenants' Union of Madrid stated that the royal decrees had expired, but that their reasons remained valid. It said that it had overcome obstacles and would continue to confront landlordism and the political representatives who, it noted, had divided the decrees and voted against them. It added that it would not turn back and expected to win the battle. https://t.co/OUlg36lubW #JusticiaSocial #Unidad #Resistencia (translated)
The author argued that the mobilization and organization had allowed Mari Carmen to return home and could make other objectives that then seemed impossible become a reality against those he described as people in the service of rent-seeking. He added that the advance towards a general strike was unstoppable. (translated)
Juan Ramón Rallo wrote that Congress had rejected the two decrees and argued that either rent-seeking or the Government should fall. He also suggested that it was time to pack up the stall. #Rentismo #Gobierno #CrisisPolítica (translated)
The 'Maricarmen decrees' of the Government seek to mitigate the housing crisis through temporary measures such as limiting purchases by vulture funds, but do not address the underlying problems of speculation and rent-seeking. #DecretosMaricarmen #Vivienda #Especulación (translated)
