“All property is theft — ownership itself is violence”
Agree
- Earth's resources belong to everyone equally
- Property rights emerged from historical violence
- Exclusion requires force and coercion
- Nobody created natural resources they claim
Disagree
- Labor creates legitimate ownership claims
- Property rights enable civilization and progress
- Shared ownership always fails in practice
- This philosophy leads to totalitarian control
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