They aren't
saying there is anything inherently wrong with squatting, but the point being made is that if everybody squatted, there would be no incentive to build any houses, in which case there would soon be no places to squat.

And if you are getting everything for free and not earning, you aren't going to be able to afford to maintain the place you are squatting in.

The whole point about food waste from stores has been made earlier and it has been pointed out that giving away food to the homeless is risky as they can leave themselves open to legal action if you contract food poisoning. So throwing the food away isn't good, but that's not the fault of the stores, that's the fault of both legislators for not dealing with this problem, and the leech that first sued a supermarket for getting food poisoning from food they didn't pay for.

Also, say you're squatting in a house and the owner comes up and asks you to leave as they want to either sell it or redevelop the site or whatever else they want to do with their own property. Do you cheerfully wander off and find somewhere else? Do you hell. Evicting anyone from any property is an absolute nightmare.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 20:13, 1 reply)

yeah
but the point is that everybody doesn't squat, that *I* should feel guilty for the middle-class's consumerism is bollocks. If someone tossed a twenty pound note on the ground because it made their wallet look unsightly, you wouldn't think twice about picking it up.

As for freeganism, stores like Sainsbury's which have a freshly baked bread policy throw away £££-worth a night. Eat that shit up.

Of course, it's not for everyone, and if you don't want to do it, don't. But if you're up for doing, fuckin' do it.
(sorry., Wed 29 Oct 2008, 21:47, closed)