re: Why Property Is Theft and Why It Matters

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That article triggered me. I went from chuckling, to rage, to REEEEEEE and back to laughing.

The article didn’t progress like that, I just went through different layers of disbelief.

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It was an experience

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The true initial condition is that nothing belonged to anybody and ownership of things comes from force.

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the sad reality, but this is reality

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Even now, retaining ownership of anything stops at your ability to physically defend it.

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this actually is a major talking point post-WW2

moving into the post-colonial world, we have tried to reason our way out of this. it's the central theme of the Palestinian conflict. Palestine does not control anything b/c it lacks the power. it only has the perception of property due to the benevolence of Israel, which has caused all sorts of issues

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Absolutism is best left to children and academics. The rest of us live in a world where what works matters.


Good in theory, but in practice, it seems like few can agree on what is working, much less what will work in the future.

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I disagree when it comes to something as fundamental as private property and incentivizing capital improvement. Most people do agree that individuals working to further their own interests are a powerful engine for progress and civilization.