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Doesn't matter how you try to justify it...
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Replace Christian with person
You can't be a good anything and be a landlord. At least if we use the moral meaning of "good".
You could only ask for as much rent as you need to cover the expenses for whatever you're renting out.
Okay, but why do we need the landlord then? We'd just need a custodian.
I mean... yeah, pretty much. I don't want to deal with maintenance or the legal stuff, so I'd be willing to pay someone to deal with all of that. Not the outrageous rates that rent usually goes for, typically.
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I think you could be a good Dalek and a landlord
You can’t be a good anything and be a landlord
A good parasite?
That's an odd spelling of "capitalist".
I thought that was the normal spelling of “capitalist.” 😉
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If people actually followed the teachings of Jesus, it would be a very difficult world. Christianity is supposed to be socialist as fuck.
Landlording is fine by christian teachings but making a profit and getting rich by it is a bit iffy
It wouldn't be difficult at all. In fact it would be a true utopia.
Problem is gods aren't real and human instincts prefer selfishness and tribalism over "socialist" ideas.
Humans love the idea of socialism until it comes down to "us vs them" then socialism is the greatest threat there is.
That's not true. You'd have to gauge your eyes out for lusting after a woman. And women? They aren't allowed to reject their husband's sexual advances. Which doesn't sound extreme until it turns out hes got a scat fetish.
Hyperbole is a rhetorical device.
Accept its existence or die.
The first part of your argument kinda supports mine.
Jesus said if you can't quit staring at, or keep your fuckin hands off women, cause you're so pathetic about attractive women, gouge your eyes out and cut off your hands. Cause you're the problem.
As for the second part was that something Jesus himself preached? Or is that more of that Paul dudes bullshit?
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I had a good landlord, so they’re definitely out there. Mine didn’t raise my rent more than $50 in a decade of living there, and was pretty great and quick about repairs. I am sorry others have had the experience they’ve had, and I think it’s more to do with private equity buying real estate, or some kind of landlord with 10+ units etc. I think the mom/pop landlord with the odd house they rent out when their family isn’t using it are pretty chill. I am sure there are examples to prove me wrong though
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Christianity was invented by landlords, maybe not the Christ parts specifically but the rest for sure
Ianity was invented by landlords
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