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What is "property" other than a state-enforced claim to ownership? If the state (read: society) decides to take some back it is well within its "right" to do so
by hackinthebochs 14y ago
What is "property" other than a state-enforced claim to ownership? If the state (read: society) decides to take some back it is well within its "right" to do so, as your only claim to property is based on decree of society.
- gwright 14y agoI'm guessing your not a big John Locke fan.
- hackinthebochs 14y agoI am a fan actually, and I don't think my views are incompatible with his. I do have reservations of the typical use of "natural law" arguments though. One can construct a natural law argument for just about any premise one wants.
- gwright 14y ago> I am a fan actually, and I don't think my views are incompatible with his. I'm unable to reconcile your comment with what I understand to be John Lock's theory regarding property rights. They seem incompatible to me.
- hackinthebochs 14y agoMy recollection of his work is nothing but vague memories at this point, so there's a good chance I'm completely off in my assessment.