LET US NOT STEAL!: LET US ELIMINATE SQUATTING

The unauthorised occupation of a property without the owner’s consent is a form of theft that causes the owner damage and harm—both financial and emotional—sometimes very severe.

So much so that it leads some owners to lose their own home. There are even cases of elderly ladies who go out to do the shopping and, when they return, can no longer enter their house. In other words, they are literally left on the street, and in a matter of seconds their lives are cut short like a river that suddenly plunges over a waterfall. That happened to the mother of an acquaintance of mine in Barcelona, and she had to go and live in her son’s apartment in Andorra, where she died several years after the occupation. Because she was never able to set foot in her home again after it was taken from her.

One possible disastrous consequence for the owner is financial ruin when they have a mortgage. The reason is that, if their income is already tight, the figures do not add up and they cannot pay the loan, plus utilities and other property expenses, and the cost of a new place to live. To make ends meet, some have to take on multiple jobs, others sleep in their car, and the luckiest move back in with their parents, etc. All of this not only causes major financial harm, but also emotional harm—often involving depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health problems.  

Another very frustrating scenario is that of older people who invested in a property with savings earned through lifelong sacrifice so they could enjoy a more comfortable retirement, but when it is occupied they lose their source of income. Suddenly, their legitimate dreams and life aspirations collapse like a building demolished with explosives.

Occupations are often accompanied by theft and vandalism. And all of the above goes unpunished in some countries, such as Spain, where there is a legal framework that protects the usurper and penalises the honest owner. This is a genuine assault on innocents, driven by far-left ideologies that corrupt society like moths slowly eating away at wood, promoting a parasitic culture instead of a culture of productivity, work, and honesty.

Let us not ignore today’s far-left threat

This is so much the case that, if victims do to their victimisers what the latter did to them—reoccupying their own property—that is a crime punishable by imprisonment. And if the owner stops paying for electricity and water, they can also go to prison.

It is a world turned upside down, a grotesque order in which the State protects abusers and oppresses the abused—something wholly unjust and unacceptable. If we want to put an end to these outrages, what we can do is:

1. Sign this campaign against squatting… SIGN NOW!…

2. Vote for parties committed to fighting squatting.

3. Create a system that allows for the repair of all damage and harm caused, to the point that it becomes worth it for the injured party to have been wronged… read more…

4. If you know a squatter, persuade them to work and pay their rent.

5. Promote a culture of honesty, honest wealth creation, and consideration for others.

6. Educate children and teenagers in the ethics of kindness, respect, and justice.

7. Share these kinds of messages. 

LET US SET SOCIETY RIGHT! Let us do something against the scourge of squatting and all kinds of abuse, to help build a society that is not sick but healthy, even if it is only a very small contribution.

Thank you,