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> The entire system of private property is terrible and I hope it will be abolished within my lifetime. Would you be okay with having random people just enteri
by TheCoreh 9y ago
> The entire system of private property is terrible and I hope it will be abolished within my lifetime.
Would you be okay with having random people just entering your house, sleeping in your bed, using your toothbrush and then taking your computer on the way out?
Obvious straw-man, but my point is: There's got to be _some portion_ of the system of private property that you agree with on some level. You might for instance disagree with the way private property is distributed, or how access to it is made difficult for some groups, or how we value it more than public property. You might be in favor of more taxation, or of “fairer” taxation (whatever that actually entails would be hard for everyone to agree with) or of revamped eminent domain laws, but I find it really hard to believe that you'd hope for the entire system of private property to be abolished within your lifetime.
- bjl 9y agoThere's a distinction between personal property and private property. My house, bed, toothbrush, and computer aren't private property, they're personal property.
- gambiting 9y agoNo, you're just being obtuse for the sake of making an argument.
- bjl 9y agoNo, I'm making a point that is well-accepted in political philosophy.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoNot even remotely. Political thinkers have been making that distinction since the 19th century. Go back to the 18th century and people generally wouldn't even have used the term "property" to refer to things other than land.
- Boothroid 9y agoLet's be honest though, the law is flexible, and generally favours those able to buy the most expensive representation.