That thing where communists explain how the world works and then liberals say "no no no it works like this" and explain the exact same thing again. Only louder, and they say it like it's a good thing.
Schrödinger's landlords are both actually doing things to justify their existence and also collecting easy money from their investments depending on who they're talking to.
“As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed and demand a rent even for its natural produce.”