J Lou on Nostr: people can’t be property under classical liberal principles due to the theory of ...

people can’t be property under classical liberal principles due to the theory of inalienable rights that Ellerman has restated in modern terms. It shows that simple liberal principles like the idea that people should be held responsible for the results of their actions imply anti-slavery and anti-capitalism. Private property rests on the principle that people have an inalienable right to appropriate the positive and negative fruits of their labor