Comments on: Property As Theft

By: Communard

Communard — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:36:40 +0000

I don’t think this particularly refutes the idea that property is an imaginary concept. The whole point is that with the concept of property ownership removed from this exchange, there is an un-mediated relationship between the two characters based on each others needs. The guy craps on a bed which he knows the other has to sleep on, it is a hostile act because it is perceived as a violation by the victim and the perpetrator – we don’t need to invoke ‘property’ to determine this.

By: lalala

lalala — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:00:44 +0000

If we lived in an anarchist society (mind that I’m not considering anarcho-capitalism as an anarchist society), that bed would belong to anyone. So, yeah. There is that.

Even though, I like the comics so far.

By: RanDomino

RanDomino — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:22:44 +0000

Martin: There is no more uninhabited and unclaimed land (and there practically never was, as far as history is concerned). If someone wants to use some land, they should ask the locals. If some land is apparently vacant, they should confirm that no one is using it by asking around, observing it, digging into history, posting flyers or on the internet, whatever makes sense. If it’s pretty obvious that no one’s using it and whatever you do won’t have too deleterious effect on the local environment, go for it.

Basically, Anarchist property is based on Use, not Title as capitalist/statist property is. If you use something, it’s yours; if you and other people use something (such as tools, buildings, or transportation), you own it together (and should all have an equal voice in its use); if you cease to use it, you cease to own it. Therefore rent is not legitimate, since the person collecting the rent does not actually use the property and so has no claim of ownership.