• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 hours ago

    What kind of wacko lib upvotes this nonsense?

    Banks are capitalist AF. Literally the heart of capitalism.

    Pretty disgusting to hear these leeches framed as “workers”.

    There’s literally no work involved in collecting mortgage payments. That’s why it’s called “passive income.” That’s the whole point of hoarding land and housing.

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      17 hours ago

      Bro, do you really think the owning class is the one on the other side of the desk when you sign the paper? No, it’s another peon like you or me.

      Have some fucking class solidarity

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      21 hours ago

      The guy who facilitates your mortgage contract isn’t getting your mortgage payments. The corporation that employs them is. The guy is making a wage or maybe just an hourly salary, plus commission.

      By your logic, the checkout worker at costco is skimming off your wages to gate your access to food and clothing. The only difference is that you wouldn’t personally object morally to that line of work, but your personal morality isn’t a class distinction.

      All companies are “capitalist AF”. It’s not just banks. But even a sleezy car salesman who is trained to convince you to sign an extortive lease isn’t oppressing you. He isn’t betraying you at a class level. He isn’t the one getting your monthly payments. His plight is exactly the same as yours.

      This isn’t “wacko lib”, it’s literally Marx. And if we can’t understand that and stomach the differentiation, we will forever collectively stay oppressed.