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Feudal and Authoritarian eh? Certainly not being dramatic over differing interpretations of property rights.

• lovich 7y ago
  A:the poster didn't mention feudalism B: >differing interpretations of property rights The American interpretation is authoritarian. Just because it has a negative connotation doesn't make it untrue. The landlords are renting out a dwelling for someone, and because they are the authority of that land they get to enforce rules on who has access to it. That is authoritarian
  • sailfast 7y ago
    > But it probably comes down to cultural differences, America is very authoritarian. That has nothing to do with the property owner but "America" based on my read, but I do appreciate this interpretation of the OP. If that's their meaning, I could see why the word comes up.
    • lovich 7y ago
      You know, I think my interpretation was wrong after re-reading, but I dont think I would disagree still. America has a very strong cultural thread of authoritarianism. You see it in places like a cops word being given greater weight in court than a citizens, or how people treat rights as something the government has to give you rather than the government taking rights from you
      • tom_ 7y ago
        Policepeople are citizens.
        • lovich 7y ago
          The law as practiced by the state seems to indicate that they are not the same
  • thieving_magpie 7y ago
    A: Yes they did. They edited the post to remove it after my post.