Yeah, it really is that simple

Posted on February 28th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki

These quotations, from the comments on this post, pretty well encapsulate my worldview:

Either people own themselves, their labor, and their fruits, to do with and dispose of as they will, or they don’t. If the community owns what I make and what I do, then I don’t own my own actions.

It’s that simple: do you approve of my ability to own myself and my productivity, or do you consider me a slave?

and

Any person who cannot say “Fuck you, I don’t want to play” is not free.

Filed under: Law, Life, Politics, The State Is Not Your Friend

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2 Responses to “Yeah, it really is that simple”

  1. Alice Bachini-Smith, on March 1st, 2007 at 4:33 pm Said:

    I know you don’t discuss religion, so don’t feel obliged to get sucked into this (!) but according to Jewish teaching you get a choice about the ownership; you can regard things as being on loan from G-d, or as your own, and it’s spiritually advantageous to do the former.

    But that doesn’t contradict your point at all. The idea that the community “own” anything about you would be ridiculous, however deep your regarded your responsibilities towards them. If something doesn’t belong to you you can’t “gift” it to others, which would render the action spiritually worthless.

  2. ak, on March 1st, 2007 at 4:46 pm Said:

    yeah hollywood is fricking nuts with environmental consciousness, alternative parenting schemes and religious flavors of the moment. No wonder they all vote democrat.

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