From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/5/2026 5:54 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 21:30:14 -0800, Dude wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/4/2026 6:50 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>> On 2/4/26 6:19 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/4/2026 2:13 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>> On 2/4/26 1:43 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2/4/2026 1:28 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/4/26 1:15 PM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 2/4/2026 12:03 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 2/3/26 10:15 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 2/3/2026 1:07 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 2/3/26 10:05 AM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/2/2026 11:14 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> u built a house on a parcel of land and now everyone in the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> entire world   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is just supposed to respect that because???   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> you used resources that no one produced (land, raw material) and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is therefore yours by right of violence indefinitely into the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> future???   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> what is reality just a giant game of finders keepers???   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> u have no problem with landlords, why in the fuck do u have a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> problem   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> with landlords submissive to democratic input???   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> it's always such a weird contradiction libertarians display:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> no problem   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> with "private" landlords, but all the problems with "public"   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> landlords...   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> i'm arguing with submature children tbh, freaking boomernomics   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> could we get a little general decency up in this bitch???   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> #god   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, Nick, for addressing this matter of property rights   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> and home ownership.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you've not thought this through.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> You own your self, ownership of your own mind and body.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Private property is morally grounded in the right to own one's   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> own body, which extends to the fruits of one's labor.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> u are not ur property   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise, Nick, in reality you are owned - homeless.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> It's for your own protection - from coercion and allow you to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> make independent decisions, providing the security needed to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> live, work, and pursue your own happiness.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> yeah except most of the world is heavily limited by the rights   
   >>>>>>>>>>> of others, and the situation is getting worse by the year   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> People have been thinking about this stuff for centuries, and   
   >>>>>>>>>> have come up with some neat ideas.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> those people didn't live in a massive global civilization where   
   >>>>>>>>> the overwhelming majority of productive land has been claimed,   
   >>>>>>>>> with most people are trapped in nation-states they can do little   
   >>>>>>>>> to escape, and the population is *still* rising...   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will   
   >>>>>>>>>> within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I   
   >>>>>>>>>> do not add   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> words are fucking cheap   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> the reality is the vast majority of people are totally obstructed   
   >>>>>>>>> in action by all the property rights that has been drawn up,   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> and u are deciding to stick ur head up ur asshole instead of   
   >>>>>>>>> addressing the fundamental contradiction of just the first   
   >>>>>>>>> sentence...   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> > take it to the grave bro, we all know u will   
   >>>>>>>>> >   
   >>>>>>>>> > #god   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the   
   >>>>>>>>>> tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the   
   >>>>>>>>>> individual."   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> u know how i'm sure? u even acknowledge it:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> they're so obstructed u wouldn't put this up for a global vote,   
   >>>>>>>>> cause obviously they'd fucking redistribute the wealth moron...   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> u can wax on and on about will all you want, the reality is u   
   >>>>>>>>> want nothing to do with asking what people's will actually is...   
   >>>>>>>>> u just want to use some moral high ground as a platitude to push   
   >>>>>>>>> ur norms   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Speaking of moral high ground private property is morally grounded   
   >>>>>>>> in the right to own one's body, which extends to the fruits of   
   >>>>>>>> one's labor.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> i'm sorry, no one actually explained why doing labor means u   
   >>>>>>> suddenly get to indefinitely own the land/resources/materials   
   >>>>>>> involved in exclusion of everyone else on the planet   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> You are supposed to read the messages BEFORE you ask questions,   
   >>>>>> Nick. I already explained this three times.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> You have an inherent right to eat the fruit you picked found in nature.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> i don't agree finders keeps is the kind of principle we can found a   
   >>>>> reasonable society on. it's just school yard ethics wrapped in a   
   >>>>> bunch of fancy words, and that doesn't make it better...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Are you nuts?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Society and civilization was founded on the principle of, if it's   
   >>>> free, then it's yours. "You can pick all the fruit from the entire   
   >>>> garden. Then, you can retire to your place." - God   
   >>>   
   >>> what worked for 2026BC ain't gunna work for 2026AD   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> We already went through this with the Diggers back in 1968. Look what   
   >>>> happened to them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Almost all nations engage in some form of global trade, a few   
   >>>> countries officially operate under non-capitalist, socialist-oriented   
   >>>> systems that restrict private ownership in favor of state control.   
   >>>> >   
   >>>>> grow the fuck up dude   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> The only five countries on the entire planet that outlaw private   
   >>>> property:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> North Korea, China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam.   
   >>>   
   >>> they didn't outlaw property right, they only gave those rights to the govt   
   >>>   
   >>> and u forgot greenland, which also doesn't have property rights bc of   
   >>> inuit traditions. no one ever talks about greenland.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Greenlanders pay 44% taxes. All citizens of Greenland are subject to   
   >> personal taxation on the basis of full or limited tax liability.   
   >   
   > And we all know how much you hate taxes. I'd say it is for them to   
   > decide.   
   >   
   Personally, I would never live and work in a state that garnished 50% of   
   my wages. What's the point of trying to get ahead when you have to pay   
   half of your earnings to the government?   
      
      
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