I am very interested in anarchists that believe in private property. Not that I dislike having my synthesizers for myself, I am still not understanding how property (material or intellectual) is not impeding on freedom.
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Property is the foundation for freedom.
Can you elaborate?
Well if you have a ton of synths and need to relocate due to some kind of tyrant…
Oh wait, I haven’t really thought this through.
Hehe, I can relate to ownership of tools, but I don't get it with land or resources. People born today, have slim to no chance at owning any land or resources, and are thus alienated by landlords and gatekeepers. And I'd argue it has been like that for centuries, private property being heritable. I'd really like to understand the rationale of "property being the foundation of freedom"
Having a piece of land you own sounds pretty cool. However, unless you’re part of some aristocracy or something, do you actually own it? In the USA, where the idea of property rights appears strongest, you pay a property tax, which if you don’t pay, the state takes your property so that doesn’t seem to count for much,
My property is mostly records and noise making equipment, doubt I’ll be adding land to that portfolio, unless something very odd happens (Christmas No 1 maybe?).
Interested to read better replies than this one…
To make things simple, when you think about it, every single issue has to deal with property rights. Property also means the right to self-ownership of your person, which is why assault and battery are wrong. Without any rights to your property and what you choose to do with it, you effectively delegate control to somebody else, which is slavery.
This same logic goes for land and resources, as everyone also needs space to exercise their rights.
I appreciate your effort, but i still don't get it for the land and resources: unless we communalize the land and resources, how does everyone get access to them?
I'd say: If we define private property to mean you owning an entire factory that produces synthesizers, plus the capital to buy materials, components and hire the workforce you control, then I don't see how that can be compatible with anarchist ideas in any way. 'Anarchocapitalism' is a bullshit word, a neoliberal thought promoting that state power is somehow in the way of private property when it's actually the one thing that enables + enforces private property in today's societies.
*Personal* property however, aka anything that is suitable for your individual consumption, like your toothbrush and your instruments, that I see as totally fine and compatible with collective freedom. To a degree such property is an expression of identity and also accommodating highly individual needs (plus of course hygienical considerations such as with the toothbrush, etc.).
Of course the lines can get blurry. Once you own an entire studio including a soundbooth, a synthesizer park and a hoard of mics, I'd understand someone asking whether access should be limited to you alone or if the gear could be shared between you and ppl you agree sharing with.