Doesn’t the state also back the security of my possessions though? If you stole my toothbrush, I could call the police and they could prosecute you. So you don’t, out of fear of the system.
I’m not saying we’re all equally complicit in the power structures that exist to persist capital, but we are all somewhat complicit if we expect petty larceny to be resolved without violence
Seizing the commons as private property (real estate) is different to personal property, which is legitimized by usage. You use the toothbrush, so I recognize it as yours. If you’re instead a toothbrush hoarder who corners the market and rents them out, then expect some larceny.
Doesn’t the state also back the security of my possessions though? If you stole my toothbrush, I could call the police and they could prosecute you. So you don’t, out of fear of the system.
I’m not saying we’re all equally complicit in the power structures that exist to persist capital, but we are all somewhat complicit if we expect petty larceny to be resolved without violence
Seizing the commons as private property (real estate) is different to personal property, which is legitimized by usage. You use the toothbrush, so I recognize it as yours. If you’re instead a toothbrush hoarder who corners the market and rents them out, then expect some larceny.
Mmm good point