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Berlin had a long history of squatter communities. This reminded me of them. The last squatters were finally evicted some time in the last couple years after constant wars with the authorities. My understanding was that what they were doing was not illegal, because if you live somewhere long enough, you can’t be evicted in Germany. But naturally these once decrepit neighbourhoods are now the trendiest and their abandoned buildings were sitting on now extremely valuable land. So they’ll find ways to make it illegal. You’re violent to the police, you’re doing drugs, etc.
I bet went these anchor-outs started living here, there were no people living in mansions on those hills. But they moved-in and found themselves entitled to a shore free of freeloaders. There are fewer and fewer places for a free person to stay.
Thank you for sharing. This was interesting.
Berlin had a long history of squatter communities. This reminded me of them. The last squatters were finally evicted some time in the last couple years after constant wars with the authorities. My understanding was that what they were doing was not illegal, because if you live somewhere long enough, you can’t be evicted in Germany. But naturally these once decrepit neighbourhoods are now the trendiest and their abandoned buildings were sitting on now extremely valuable land. So they’ll find ways to make it illegal. You’re violent to the police, you’re doing drugs, etc.
I bet went these anchor-outs started living here, there were no people living in mansions on those hills. But they moved-in and found themselves entitled to a shore free of freeloaders. There are fewer and fewer places for a free person to stay.