Dessalines@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 days agoLazy moochersimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down12
arrow-up1339arrow-down1imageLazy moochersDessalines@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 days agomessage-square30linkfedilink
minus-squareTheCompliantCitizen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down17·8 days agoOwning 1 extra property and renting: Okay Owning apartment complex and renting: Okay Owing millions of single family homes and duplexes and rent hiking/price hiking the entire market: not okay
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-28 days agoOwning 1 slave: Okay Owning a dozen slaves: Okay Owning hundreds of slaves: not okay. /s obviously /uj Of course slavery and landlordism aren’t identical in every respect, but they both are based on a parasite class doing no work, and extracting labor value from people who do. Large-scale vs small-scale doesn’t make landlording any more ethical.
Owning 1 extra property and renting: Okay
Owning apartment complex and renting: Okay
Owing millions of single family homes and duplexes and rent hiking/price hiking the entire market: not okay
Owning 1 slave: Okay
Owning a dozen slaves: Okay
Owning hundreds of slaves: not okay.
/s obviously
/uj
Of course slavery and landlordism aren’t identical in every respect, but they both are based on a parasite class doing no work, and extracting labor value from people who do. Large-scale vs small-scale doesn’t make landlording any more ethical.