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The solution is actually straight forward. Recognise that property rights didn't just start with the Europeans coming to the americas, so all current land owner
by cycomanic 5y ago
The solution is actually straight forward. Recognise that property rights didn't just start with the Europeans coming to the americas, so all current land ownership is illegal. Now this obviously would open a whole different can of worms, but I always find it amazing that people argue you can't do things because of property rights while all land ownership in the US is essentially based on illegally taking the rights of previous occupiers.
- kragen 5y agoIt's not illegal, the thieves passed laws to legalize it. Illegal and immoral aren't the same. I think your usage of the word "solution" here is also at odds with common usage.
- replygirl 5y ago> property rights didn't just start with the Europeans coming to the americas, so all current land ownership is illegal ehh, property rights here sorta did come out of colonization, much of the land was bought from communities who didn't have a concept of private property. it's not a technical issue of legality, it's that this was unjust and wrong. > Now this obviously would open a whole different can of worms potentially undermining the legal and economic foundation of contemporary tribal sovereignty, for one.