[Libertarians] How come people have to be owned, but land can be unowned?

I disagree, there is a contradiction. People don’t operate under the same rules as property. People are humans, with aspirations, perspective, consciousness, and all that. I mean correct me if I’m wrong, but what you’re describing is radical freedom. Because I am a human, I must do a thing, anything. I am condemned to make choices for myself. The thing, the metaphysical entity whatever it is, that is me is not something I own. Its the thing that I am.

The thing is, and I’m going to butcher a quote here, under capitalism I give someone eight hours of my mind under the expectation that I’ll get it back in the condition that I gave it. When one sells their labor, their giving up significant portions of their time to make someone else rich. To be a cog, to only make one piece to a larger product, to be making a commodity they cannot themselves afford, armed with the knowledge they can only increase their standard of living marginally, if at all. Then to come home and be charged out of their limited income for food, clothing, shelter and water. How is that not abuse and oppression from without?

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