stolen (quokk.au)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/mop
 
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[–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

No it is not. That is a uninformed relativisation that serves no other purpose than to deflect from the issue.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Yep, it's akin to a "all property is theft" take on things.
    I bought my shoes, i didn't steal them. I bought the cheese in my fridge, I didn't steal it Hell, I even bought the fridge.

    And, yes, I bought my house and garden. No stealing involved... unfortunately. Because it was fucking expensive, but, alas, I was not allowed to steal it.
    Someone may have 'stole' it by staking a claim to it a few hundred or possibly over a thousand years ago, but my hands and conscience are clean (about the land, at least).

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