#do u think theyre leeches too??? you can SAY 'oh well i obviously dont mean those ppl' but like

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you guys know that "landlords are leeches get a real job" is a haha funny bit you say to illustrate the hypocrisy of the rhetoric surrounding work and what qualifies as 'contributing' to capitalist society and not a coherent leftist belief right? you guys are saying that because it's funny to watch landlords sputter to come up with a response to the kind of attitude they have always subjected tenants and renters to and not because you genuinely believe your worth is determined by the money you earn under capitalism, right? you understand that once you believe it is possible for someone (even landlords) to be a 'leech' on society if they arent working (or aren't working enough, or aren't doing the right kind of work, etc), this will bleed into the way you think of everyone else too, right? you guys know that legitimate and meaningful critiques of landlords are not and can never be based on whether or not they are working because that is irrelevant to the fact that they own property for the express purpose of charging other people for access to shelter, which is a basic human need and shouldnt be controlled by the whims of Some Guy just because its his name on the deed... right???

#good idea generator #preaching to the choir on this one for sure i just sometimes see interactions on this website that worry me #like babygirl what about people who cannot work due to circumstance ability or both? ppl who will NEVER work? #do u think theyre leeches too??? you can SAY 'oh well i obviously dont mean those ppl' but like #the rhetoric was designed to be used against Those People specifically to turn YOU against THEM when youre on the same side #its funny to use against the ruling class but its not like. effective except as a snappy comeback #additionally what about landlords who do work?? who have dayjobs?? #landlords who do live in the property they rent. who rent out bedrooms or basement suites or the like #are these people no longer leeches? do you think this system of land ownership is fine if all parties have jobs?? #do you see what i am saying. it is not possible to critique capitalism as a system #while relying on the frameworks capitalism uses to prop itself up. #you will only EVER end up tacitly supporting the very thing you declare youre against