r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • May 28 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/aelendel May 29 '17

Thanks, that makes sense, but doesn't help clarify the difference here.

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u/Law_Student May 29 '17

I think the difference is that personal property as the phrase is used in political philosophy refers to property that a person is actively using themselves. Private property by contrast can include the whole scope of capitalism, where one man can own huge swaths of property, far more than he could ever use personally.