2026-09-28 19:34 UTC
The fact that we're not property doesn't mean we're worthless, it means we're *priceless*. That's why "murder" isn't "theft of life" and "rape" isn't "theft of sex." Your life and bodily integrity are worth too much to be bought and sold.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr 2026-09-28 19:34
Property rights have a role to play in the assertion of human rights and other rights, but it is a *subordinate* role. Property rights might someday end the barbaric practice of homeless encampment sweeps and the confiscation of all the worldly goods of the poorest, most vulnerable people in our midst: https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/ But property rights *must* be subordinate to human rights, otherwise they'll let landlords evict tenants willy-nilly. 44/