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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 25 points 5 months ago (6 children)

So what you're saying is that it's okay for me to just walk into someone's home, murder the entire family and just live there now because I'm the most violent of all?

[–] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

You just described colonialism.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's literally American history.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's literally most of world history.

[–] Nom@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Not even limited to humans.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yup, until the authorities turn up with their monopoly on violence and deprive you of your newly gained property

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

No one said it was right, just that without violence or the threat thereof, you can't have private property rights

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

What they're saying is that all rights are derived from force. The state that enforces your rights uses force to do so. This comic is mostly dunking on anarcho capitalists, in that they seemingly believe that property rights are magic.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

If they have one home, no.

If they have 100's of homes ....

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

That's literally how states formed and they consider themselves as legitimate.