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I was definitely socialist leaning when I was younger (upbringing also). Over the years I've shifted more libertarian, due to my experiences as an entrepreneur and life in general. Many folks in the squatting movement are idealists and I didn't adhere to much of their philosophies (also not back then). In that sense I was a very 'soft' squatter and clearly a tourist/stranger/outsider in that community (which made this story possible).
The squatting culture was a mix of people, ideas and practices both ugly and beautiful. Impossible to label it under 'good' or 'evil', like anything else. It's nuanced.
Not really below freezing anymore over the last decades. We used to skate the canals.
But we would def have been fucked in that apartment if we had stayed through the winter.
Our next flat had central heating fortunately.
Thanks for the episode, fascinating. At some point it would be interesting to learn how your politics evolved, if they did. I guess I'm assuming that - though these stories are great - you don't think squatting is a good idea anymore.
A lot of people have a socialist episode in their youth, I did myself.