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General_Effort@lemmy.world 12 hours agoI’m not sure what you are trying to say here. Do you think that soviet states would have negotiated with owners of private property before using it for public benefit?
misk@sopuli.xyz 12 hours ago
No, why would they? There’s a difference between strong taking from the weak and state taking surplus from everyone.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I’m trying to follow you. It would be ok if a soviet government did it, but if a private company does it, then it’s stealing. Because a soviet government is strong? Has control of the military and all that, unlike some start-up or even an established company?
misk@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
I’m not sure I’m following you either, it appears to me that you don’t see a difference between tax and theft. It was common to outgrow this belief but it appears to be common now. I’ll try to explain.
When Meta takes from everyone it’s a bully that takes from the weak who can’t fight back. Meta does it so that they become the biggest fish in the pond as an end goal.
When a state takes from everyone and rich in particular it’s because we don’t to have this kind of big fish in the pond. We just want to chill.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
That’s an odd thing to write. Why do you believe that?
Ok, I think I get this now. You believe in far-reaching intellectual property, and that property is inviolable, except to limit inequality. So, you reject US-style Fair Use which has a public benefit in mind. Instead, copying only doesn’t require permission if the rights-owner is wealthier than oneself. So, most people could freely copy Taylor Swift songs but perhaps not songs by some street musician. Does that cover it?