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In reply to the discussion: Trump: Antifa are paid anarchists, because they have nice beautiful expensive paper signs with beautiful wood handles [View all]Ping Tung
(3,909 posts)35. "Property is theft.": French anarchist philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 1840
Anti-capitalism and anti-statism: He believed that both the state and capitalist private property were illegitimate institutions that relied on violence to maintain power and suppress individual freedom.
Mutualism: As an alternative, Proudhon advocated for a system of worker-run cooperatives and associations. This mutualist model would have individuals or groups possess the means of production based on their labor, rather than having a separate owner who extracts profit
Property as liberty: In his later works, Proudhon nuanced his view by also stating "property is liberty." He used this apparent contradiction to explain that individual possession served as a check against the power of the state. He saw both the abuse of property (theft) and its potential for good (freedom from the state).
Mutualism: As an alternative, Proudhon advocated for a system of worker-run cooperatives and associations. This mutualist model would have individuals or groups possess the means of production based on their labor, rather than having a separate owner who extracts profit
Property as liberty: In his later works, Proudhon nuanced his view by also stating "property is liberty." He used this apparent contradiction to explain that individual possession served as a check against the power of the state. He saw both the abuse of property (theft) and its potential for good (freedom from the state).
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Trump: Antifa are paid anarchists, because they have nice beautiful expensive paper signs with beautiful wood handles [View all]
Miles Archer
Oct 11
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My sign has a rosewood handle and 6th century vellum for the sign. Geiorge Soros helped me pick it out at "Signs B Us",
marble falls
Oct 11
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I like the new Apple Version the best. Expensive? Sure, but George Soros is paying for them.
marble falls
Oct 11
#11
George is so thoughtful that way. He even has the cash washed and ironed so the bills fit better in one's wallet.
marble falls
Oct 11
#14
My signs have been homemade and I got a damn shoulder injury from carrying it!
Trueblue Texan
Oct 11
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These are part of the antifa scouts, they get the good signs after they get all their antifa scouting badges.
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