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The past 2 weeks really have just been the Democrats doubling down and saying the quiet part out loud. (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 months ago by Kaboom@reddthat.com to c/conservative@lemm.ee

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Yes, it's a PCM meme, but still accurate as fuck.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because in a free market, “taking advantage of” someone else always involves them taking advantage of you too. It’s an exchange economy.

In a free market, being used means being paid.

If you really want to understand how conservatives think, you need to remember that we see our economy as a system of consensual trades between adults.

Being exploited is always paired with exploiting the one exploiting you. That’s why we talk in terms of “jobs”. Trade: a two-way thing.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

That’s some pretty serious mental gymnastics going that completely disregards how employee/employer relationships work in the real world.

If you really want to understand how conservatives think, you need to remember that we see our economy as a system of consensual trades between adults.

It’s not really “consensual” if the alternative is homelessness, starvation, and criminalization is it?