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   Message 154,753 of 155,846   
   Noah Sombrero to Dude   
   Re: on freaking boomernomics (1/2)   
   06 Feb 26 14:55:54   
   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 11:18:22 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/6/2026 10:53 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 09:39:53 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/5/2026 6:26 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 17:33:09 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2/5/2026 5:14 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 16:31:49 -0800, dart200   
   >>>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 2/5/26 9:12 AM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> 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?   
      
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