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> yterdy 1 hour ago | parent | next [–] "Property rights" are laughable, especially in America. Stolen or conned resources abound, and all that matters is that
by ericmay 3y ago
> yterdy 1 hour ago | parent | next [–]
"Property rights" are laughable, especially in America. Stolen or conned resources abound, and all that matters is that someone from the state recognizes your ownership over someone else's (however crooked that circumstance may have come about or been perpetuated).
All humans in the world live, have lived, or will live under the exact same circumstances. It’s a good sounding clip but it’s meaningless, rooted in cynicism, and less than useless since it detracts from the ability to make progress.
- yterdy 3y agoI'm interested in how you might respond if asked to do so in something other than meaningless platitudes.
- ericmay 3y agoYou offered surface level commentary that was immature and naive. If I can effectively rebut that commentary with a meaningless platitude you should examine your initial commentary and understand why it was unpersuasive (and not very interesting).
- yterdy 3y ago>If I can effectively rebut that commentary with a meaningless platitude Therein lies the rub: you can't. Or, at least, didn't. Each of your statements is falsifiable, particularly the last, which is a confession masquerading as an accusation. There are few worse ways to "make progress" than to dismiss criticism of the status quo out-of-hand.