You misunderstand my point, I'm not suggesting property is theft at all, merely that if you go back far enough, pretty much all land has been taken by force from someone else at some point.
Your father may have earned it, but who did he pay for it? Where did they get it? If they got it legitimately, where did the person they got it from get it? Eventually you are going to run into some general, governor, warlord, prince or king who took it by force from someone else.
I'm not suggesting your father and you didn't and don't legitimately own it, at least insofar as your ownership is entirely within the rules of property laws that ignore the original theft of the land. Not your fault or problem, you have to work within the bounds of the existing system. And historically its a moot point as the original owners and their descendants were almost certainly killed and no longer have a claim, but it doesn't change that at some point ownership of the land you are on changed hands in a less than legitimate manner.
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Re: It's always about class with you Dennis
Date: 19/11/10 22:07 (UTC)Your father may have earned it, but who did he pay for it? Where did they get it? If they got it legitimately, where did the person they got it from get it? Eventually you are going to run into some general, governor, warlord, prince or king who took it by force from someone else.
I'm not suggesting your father and you didn't and don't legitimately own it, at least insofar as your ownership is entirely within the rules of property laws that ignore the original theft of the land. Not your fault or problem, you have to work within the bounds of the existing system. And historically its a moot point as the original owners and their descendants were almost certainly killed and no longer have a claim, but it doesn't change that at some point ownership of the land you are on changed hands in a less than legitimate manner.