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There is no such thing as "unskilled labor" (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by rockSlayer@lemmy.world to c/leftism@lemmy.world

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[–] letsgocrazy@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

None of the icons in this meme are classed as "unskilled labour".

A farmer? a bricklayer? are you fucking joking?

Do you have any idea how much a bricky gets paid. Probably more than you.

Another classic case of arrogant internet socialists with zero real world experience letting the mask slip.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

You missed the entirety of the point then.

Leftists aren't calling any of the pictures "unskilled". Capitalists are.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I didn't make this. If you're incapable of looking past a minor inaccuracy to reach the point of "all labor requires skill and everyone deserves a living wage" then I don't know what to tell you. You're getting offended about farmers being pictured. I grew up working on my dad's farm. I've manned cash registers. I've worked in kitchens. Guess what? I'm not offended by this post, despite knowing that some of these jobs are relatively skilled.