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Re: The nature of property (was: Idiots, Part Deux)
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:46:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:

It is my assertion that if people have a right to exist,
they must have a right to exist _somewhere_.

An excellent communistic ideal, but realistically flawed, sadly.

Convince me.

Yeah, that baffles me, too.

Uh oh...I was trimming too liberally and misrepresented DaveE's stance.
Immediately before his "communistic ideal" comment, I had written "I think I
think that land should be a commons, tragedy or not."

Totally, my bad!

Chris



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  Re: The nature of property (was: Idiots, Part Deux)
 
(...) Doh! Well, my cool ontological musings remain in effect regardless... Dave! (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: The nature of property (was: Idiots, Part Deux)
 
(...) Yeah, that baffles me, too. For any physical entity or object, it seems that "existence" doesn't simply imply "a place to exist," it expressly *includes* a place to exist. Not necessarily this plot of land or that particular country, but (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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