[lbo-talk] When is private property NOT?

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Fri Jun 24 17:07:48 PDT 2005



> Nathan Newman wrote:
>
>> Why progressives are even slightly conflicted on this core legal issue
>> mystifies me. Of course, we should organize politically to stop bad
>> uses of
>> eminent domain, but giving property owners special legal status
>> against the
>> rest of the community is clearly against the interests of the democratic
>> left.
>
But this isn't private property vs community. This is private property vs capital. They are not the same thing.

The "community" thing is just a cover.

Joanna



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