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In reply to the discussion: Neighbor refuses to grant easement for powerline to new home next door. [View all]leftstreet
(36,454 posts)32. That isn't what Marx meant by 'property'
Personal property versus means of production
There is some connection between personal property and means of production. Personal property is considered private property that is movable, as almost an extension of one's person and does include property from which one has the right to exclude others. These objects can range from CDs to houses, depending on one's perspective, but definitions tend to include personal items such as clothing, books, food, or records. However where personal property explicitly differs from private property is in its productive capacity. Not all forms of personal property have productive capacity, whereas private property like land and machines might have some productive capacity.[11][not in citation given][12] From the socialist perspective, private property refers to capital or means of production that is owned by a business or few individuals and operated for their profit. As mentioned above, personal property refers to tangible items and possessions individuals own. Socialism does not advocate the abolition of personal property, believing that it is an acceptable form of ownership of an item, unlike private property.[13][not in citation given]
From the Marxist perspective, which is very similar to the socialist perspective, private property is a social relationship, not (as with personal property) a relationship between person and thing. It also describes personal property, as above, as those objects which are personal, or an extension of one's self. The Marxist perspective also does not advocate the abolition of personal property: it believes that it is only private property that should be done away with.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_property#Socialist_perspectives
There is some connection between personal property and means of production. Personal property is considered private property that is movable, as almost an extension of one's person and does include property from which one has the right to exclude others. These objects can range from CDs to houses, depending on one's perspective, but definitions tend to include personal items such as clothing, books, food, or records. However where personal property explicitly differs from private property is in its productive capacity. Not all forms of personal property have productive capacity, whereas private property like land and machines might have some productive capacity.[11][not in citation given][12] From the socialist perspective, private property refers to capital or means of production that is owned by a business or few individuals and operated for their profit. As mentioned above, personal property refers to tangible items and possessions individuals own. Socialism does not advocate the abolition of personal property, believing that it is an acceptable form of ownership of an item, unlike private property.[13][not in citation given]
From the Marxist perspective, which is very similar to the socialist perspective, private property is a social relationship, not (as with personal property) a relationship between person and thing. It also describes personal property, as above, as those objects which are personal, or an extension of one's self. The Marxist perspective also does not advocate the abolition of personal property: it believes that it is only private property that should be done away with.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_property#Socialist_perspectives
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Neighbor refuses to grant easement for powerline to new home next door. [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2014
OP
I just looked at it online. I'd troll the shit out of anybody who built that lot dominating eyesore.
LeftyMom
Jul 2014
#1
I agree. The power company doesn't usually need permission to work in an easement.
FSogol
Jul 2014
#6
Those windows look like they belong on the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2014
#37