Re: Philosophy questions - Morality & Moral Theories
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Any policy that forces someone to do or not do something could be seen as oppressive. Even the very basic: "don't steal". Who has the right to tell me what I do and don't own?
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The real owner.
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Which is??
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I think I own the world, and everything in it. Are you going to force me to let you have some of my stuff? That's oppression.
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That's basically the statist argument. Unfortunately, decree isn't sufficient to claim a legitimate property right. Nice try, though.
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Nice try refuting me. So, who gets to decide who owns what? Take our 1000-person island... who owns it? I say I do. And who are you to oppress me by taking my property?
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