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Originally posted by roachboy
problem: most defenses of the "individual" and his or her property/cash situation are also abstract.
they fall back onto constitutional defininitions of the individual, also abstract.
these definitions come into direct conflict with the realities produced by capitalism--i agree--but these contradictions bely the nice words used by the framers to define individuals as "all created equal"---which clearly, under capitalism, they are not.
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You do not understand the history behind nor the intent of "created equal". The Framers intended this phrase to be under God and before the law - no more. Each person's life is his own to do with as he sees fit.
To address property rights - they also viewed property as being inherent to individuality. One's productivity and the fruits thereof are his to do with as he sees fit - including passing them down to his children. To view otherwise is to insist that one's actions belong to others.