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> Frankly, the remedies Marx proposed for the ills of the world now sound a bit demented. He thought we should abolish private property. People should not be allowed to own things.

I was given to understand he didn't believe this at all! He believed that people should not be allowed to own the means of production. He was fine with people owning e.g. toothbrushes.

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Marxists, Anarchists, etc. often draw a line between ownership and possession. e.g. You would own a factory or a piece of land, but you would possess a toothbrush and your clothes. There is a subtle difference between them.

I think his idea is that if private property were abolished, the means of production would not be owned.

Well said. But I believe what you said validates my criticism. Marx didn't plan to take away everyone's everything.

Nice, Platoo said basically the same: A perfect society should be one where everyone can vote, hence everyone is a philosopher. Philosopher should own no property, the state should take care of their needs.

Is Platoo demented too??? And if Platoo is demented, who is not demented? Von Mises, Hayek, Friedman and Thatcher?

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