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Socialism is the unconditional surrender of all property (including the person) to the state, through whatever legal fiction provides for that. The "demos" in your "democratic ownership" is "The People", not the people.

And frankly, if you ever try to impose that on me, I will treat it just as any other form of assault (as will many with me across North America).

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Socialism does not argue for taking your personal property, only property that is used for making profit which will then be taken by the working class to earn their full labor value instead of having a boss steal the surplus value.

A lot feel the same way about the system you impose on them.

And what if my property includes part ownership of a business? Stocks, maybe? Including in my IRA or 401k? Then you're taking my property.

If I'm employing you, you're also employing me. I have the currency or in-kind value provided by others I business with, and you have some form of value to provide to me. Whether you provide that or not is up to you, but I'm not "stealing" anything.

No "employer" imposes any system on anyone, they can only negotiate.

People can feel whatever they'd like, that doesn't entitle them to property which is as much theirs as the neighbour's dog.

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