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Originally Posted by Lebell
Pardon, but I don't find this conducive to any discussion.
Indeed, it is clear that you too have made up your mind and have already summarily dismissed any world view that does not agree with yours.
How is this any different from what you are decrying?
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I don't really have any commentary to add specifically on property rights, but i think it's important to comment on this statement.
How is it not useful to a political discussion to note how rhetorics are constructed? Property rights, or any other idea, does not naturally have a framework in place to discuss it. In the west, we primarly have chosen to operate on an assumption of indivual rights to ownership as negotiated by law. This doesn't stike me as a particularly "natural" assumption...and i see no reason to treat it like an invented concept. This of course, does not mean it is without merit. It may be the best invented concept among many...though i happen to think otherwise.
So yes...i think it's entirely appropriate to see how these concepts are justified, explained, and constructed. That
is the debate...
A pity you got flamed back on that response you gave, but to be honest...i think your dismissal was a bit quick.