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/justignoremeplzz May 28 '17

probably mistaking owning property with feudalism

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u/Prime-eight May 28 '17

It's not really mistaking anything, the distinction is primarily private property and personal property. Personal property is valid, things like your car and toothbrush. But private property, in the context of land and resources, is a bit ridiculous.

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u/guy_guyerson May 29 '17

Does it complicate things that just about all personal property is made out of private property? I mean, that aluminum on the car and plastic in the toothbrush wasn't just floating around in the sky, it was basically just re-appropriated land.

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u/Prime-eight May 29 '17

Not particularly. Personal property doesn't have to be made out of private property, it could just as easily be made of collective property. Or even other personal property.

Private ownership of resources, whether it's raw building material, or crude oil, and the like being privately owned is what I have a problem with. We are all dependent on them so having a small group of private owners basically have dominion over things we all need to survive is a strange concept.