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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Israel and Palestine are both countries. Private ownership does not factor into the equation. If you get into the weeds, part of the dispute is a claim of private property rights that predate Israel. But even that duspute could be viewed through the lense of collective rights.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"In the weeds"? That's like the main impetus of the entire conflict.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting, so those people think that "states" can own the land? This distinction seems odd to me, one would think that if "land cannot be owned" as is the typical assertion, it wouldn't matter if a state or an individual is doing the "owning," it "can't be done."

"The state" is distinct from "the people," as well, unless either of these states (Israel or Palestine) are actually marxist and have abolished "the state," then one could make the argument that "the people" have become "the state," however then the argument could also be made that there is no "state" to speak of that could do the land owning. And as far as I'm aware, neither "state" is that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not going to disagree with you, but I am going to push back on your theatrics. You obviously know that nations exert sovereignty over land. You imply as much by your criticism of private property.

You use a lot of quotes to imply these ideas are foreign and odd to you. Even if you disagree, at least have the courtesy of intellectual honesty.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just wondering how "land can't be owned by anyone" jives with "except by the state." Seems to me "anyone" would include any group of "someones" that refer to themselves as "the state."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should consider being less obnoxious.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

If I'm being obnoxious to them hexbear types: "No."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically Palestine isn't considered an official state cuz of the 1948 treaty/ agreement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Ok sure, but as to the "land can't be owned" crowd, supposedly, that wouldn't be relevant. State or no state, "cannot" is pretty cut and dry.

Also, I'm not super up on that agreement obviously and I'm not referencing it with my confusion as to the sudden shift in the acceptability of land ownership depending on if it is a "state" that owns said land, and this question is unrelated even to that, however I wonder, how does that agreement define "state?"