In group/out group is an interesting facet of morality. Given the research that shows there are universal moral ideals (check out Dr Oliver Scott Curry and Morality as Cooperation) it's interesting how these various moral codes conflict because of kinship/loyalty values.
I would argue that morality comes into it but certainly regarding the international investment funds it is not about them being foreign or outsiders but the unfairness of commodifying a crucial human need to such an extent that Irish citizens cannot afford to buy or rent a home and are ending up in crisis as a result. Ultimately the Irish government are culpable for allowing this and for all of the other failures within the housing system. The in group/out group dynamics re anti-immigrant sentiments have come from this pressure on a system that was already broken, again the government have caused this reality. Populism and right-wing ideologies arise from pressure economically and socially.
Important to check the veracity of comments especially when presenting something as a statement of fact ..such as Round Hill Capital’s Maynooth purchase. As far as I know that transaction never completed. Also if presenting this scenario as a negative need to explain how the student accomodation demands of a university town like Maynooth are to be met if providers of such accomodation are to be penalised from purchasing single family units to meet that need? Question casual representation of institutional funds as somehow soulless entities with no sense of attachment. Take a look around our capital city, and the high quality leisure, hospitality and workplace facilities facilitated in the last decade or more by institutional capital which has enabled our record economic recovery and growth and in turn underpinned an economic model which is generating the record revenues which has given our legislators and governments the ability to provide an unprecedented level of social spending and support measures. Important to widen the lens aperture and be open to different perspectives.
Hi Pat, just too clarify the piece doesn't present the Round Hill transaction as negative, nor does it express any view about institutional landlords. Instead, it focuses on perceptions of these things. The piece is about the moral framings that underpin perceptions. Rather than whether or not the perceptions are true
In group/out group is an interesting facet of morality. Given the research that shows there are universal moral ideals (check out Dr Oliver Scott Curry and Morality as Cooperation) it's interesting how these various moral codes conflict because of kinship/loyalty values.
I would argue that morality comes into it but certainly regarding the international investment funds it is not about them being foreign or outsiders but the unfairness of commodifying a crucial human need to such an extent that Irish citizens cannot afford to buy or rent a home and are ending up in crisis as a result. Ultimately the Irish government are culpable for allowing this and for all of the other failures within the housing system. The in group/out group dynamics re anti-immigrant sentiments have come from this pressure on a system that was already broken, again the government have caused this reality. Populism and right-wing ideologies arise from pressure economically and socially.
Important to check the veracity of comments especially when presenting something as a statement of fact ..such as Round Hill Capital’s Maynooth purchase. As far as I know that transaction never completed. Also if presenting this scenario as a negative need to explain how the student accomodation demands of a university town like Maynooth are to be met if providers of such accomodation are to be penalised from purchasing single family units to meet that need? Question casual representation of institutional funds as somehow soulless entities with no sense of attachment. Take a look around our capital city, and the high quality leisure, hospitality and workplace facilities facilitated in the last decade or more by institutional capital which has enabled our record economic recovery and growth and in turn underpinned an economic model which is generating the record revenues which has given our legislators and governments the ability to provide an unprecedented level of social spending and support measures. Important to widen the lens aperture and be open to different perspectives.
Hi Pat, just too clarify the piece doesn't present the Round Hill transaction as negative, nor does it express any view about institutional landlords. Instead, it focuses on perceptions of these things. The piece is about the moral framings that underpin perceptions. Rather than whether or not the perceptions are true