Youth, Famous Buddhists, and Private Property via CIPE Development Blog
I recently debated with a colleague about whether or not young people still believe in the right to private property as a core democratic value. I argued that this all depends on how deeply an individual is willing to follow the philosophical logic.
If the first thing that comes to one’s mind is a sign, which reads, “private property: no trespassing” in the middle of a pristine wilderness, thereby declaring the fact that the land is off limits of hikers, that individual probably develops a negative first impression about the meaning of property rights.
As an environmentalist and an outdoors enthusiast, I’ve been faced with this frustratingly misguided and litigious mentality before, and naturally it momentarily blinded me to the wisdom and logic of the right to private property....