Now, if you own a house, you can demand that other people obey you or leave your house. But the state does not own the country; no one does.
By what authority does such ownership exist? Because at some point, we’re arguing over which social structures (ownership, government, negative rights) are good or bad, and I don’t see much justification to draw the line where you choose to.
By what authority does such ownership exist? Because at some point, we’re arguing over which social structures (ownership, government, negative rights) are good or bad, and I don’t see much justification to draw the line where you choose to.