#I'm a commie because I think we should do bad things to rich people and curbstomp nazis

[cowpokezuko]

This is so real because I was super disillusioned about the feminist movement for a time. It was always getting dragged down by terfs, swerfs, buzzfeed feminism articles, and dumb discourse. I started to think it wasn’t radical enough for me because most feminists that I saw online were so focused on whether or not plastic surgery or wearing makeup were ‘feminist’ choices. I still agreed with many of the broad strokes, but I wouldn’t have identified myself as a feminist. I figured calling myself a marxist or a communist got the idea across that I believed in the liberation of women and other oppressed genders. 

It wasn’t until I started learning about feminists groups in places like East Germany and the work they did to fight against the misogyny in the Eastern Bloc that I started to identify with the label again. It was so fascinating to me and connected that link in my brain that realized that communist movements would always need to have a feminist element or else the male leftists would leave us out again. 

The fight for gender equality is just as intertwined with class struggle as any other leftist ideology and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.

A thing that really saddens me to see is how many young trans people lose faith in feminism, from believing it obsolete to actively thinking that feminism is harmful to them. I don't want to throw words "chronically online" around, but in its core, that belief is directly caused by the (very loud) presence of terfs and radfems in online spaces, misappropriating the term to fuel their hatefulness.

Go outside, talk to some real people, and don't let the bigoted bioessentialism of a few conservative women colour your opinion of an entire (still very important) social movement.

[theodoretheninja]

You're not wrong, I'm just telling you why I think most people are feeling this way. Lots of people do have terrible spending habits and no one likes to admit they're wrong or at fault these days. I agree with you on the pricing as well, but in my experience and the experience of many people from what I've seen has been that landlords by and large increase their rent with a much greater frequency than they make improvements to their properties. I've rented from companies as well as individuals and yet to have a single landlord fix anything without being threatened with legal action or bypassed altogether. They want modern rent rates for homes and apartments that haven't been updated or repaired beyond the bare minimum in decades.

As for the shortage of housing, that one will always be hard to convince people in favor of landlords. If there's not enough housing, knowing that the guy you pay every month has 6 properties on top of their own home isn't garnering them any sympathy. I understand the principle of people making investments and winding up in that position, but when they don't want to provide the service that goes along with renting, they don't make friends. Luckily, in my state, you can repair or replace whatever you want and turn the receipt in and deduct it from your rent.

At this point though, I'll never be on their side. Too many awful experiences. Too many houses I could afford bought by some rich person who outbid me and turned around to rent it without ever investing a single penny into making it livable beyond being walls and a roof. Too many lies. Too many thefts. Too many idiots who inherited the property and expect to be paid without maintaining it. Landlords have wound up like cops to me. My personal experience will always outweigh any logic put forth in favor of them. Too many bad apples have spoiled the bunch to believe there are decent ones left.

I've had them illegally enter, steal my property, falsely charge me erroneous fees, tell me things aren't their problem, physically assault my wife, try to spy on my daughter, try to harm our pets, evict and sue successfully because they took our mail so I wasn't aware it was happening until it was too late to put up a legal defense. The list goes on. Scum of the earth 99% of the time. Liars, cheats, and cons make up their bulk. Same goes for other renters more often than not, so I understand why some of them are the way they are, but I don't care anymore. It's not a thought, it's a feeling, but I'm never going to stop feeling it.

Kinda like with commies. Even if they make a compelling argument, I hate them on a personal level. I don't believe their properties should be seized and redistributed or anything stupid. I only wish they were held to a higher standard. Uber makes sure you have a nice vehicle if you're going to drive for them. No one gives a shit about rental properties unless the building is hazardous and unfit for anything but condemnation.

I apologize if I come off as hostile, I'm just remembering a particularly awful landlady I had a few years ago. We wound up having to call the police on her numerous times. She was ignorant of the laws, uncaring as well. Lead constantly, would beat on our door demanding we pay the rent that we had already paid almost every month. She destroyed our lease agreement after failing to give us a copy, never provided a key to the mailbox so we couldn't get mail, added a payment I made to a falsified record of missed rent and evicted us. I found out when my wife called me at work to tell me it was happening. She stole all kinds of shit while we were moving out, denied it, then told me she'd sell our belongings back to us.

The only solace I have is that I saw her about a year and a half after that. She was a skeleton. Stage 4 cancer if I had to guess. I hope she suffered an unbelievable amount before finally going back to hell where she belonged. Cunt.

Anyway, defend them all you want, I don't care. This is a personal standpoint for me. They could all die tomorrow and I think the world would be a better place.

> Person A: I need somewhere to live temporarily, while I save up to purchase a home.

> Person B: No can do buckaroo, renting is evil!