The Commons

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In a just world, the idea of wealth--be it money derived from the work of human hands, the resources and natural splendor of the planet itself--and the knowledge handed down through generations belongs to all of us. But in our decidedly unjust and imperfect world, our collective wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few. There is be a better way--the notion of the commons--common land, resources, knowledge--is a common-sense way to share our natural, cultural, intellectual riches.

In this innovative animation, filmmaker Laura Hanna, writer Gavin Browning and video artists/animators Dana Schechter and Molly Schwartz examine the concept of "The Commons" as a means to achieve a society of justice and equality.

9 Comments

imstellar28says...

The concept of a material object being a fundamental right is logically incongruent.

A. Humans have the fundamental right to defend against the theft of their property
B. Humans have the fundamental right to water

If B is true, then someone must be provided with water even if nobody is willing or able to provide it. Taking someone's water against their will would be a violation of A, thus A and B cannot both be true at the same time. I think we can all agree that A is true because theft is almost universally condemned as a crime, so B must be supported by invalid assumptions.

>> ^L0cky:
why so?

rougysays...

>> ^imstellar28:
The concept of a material object being a fundamental right is logically incongruent.
A. Humans have the fundamental right to defend against the theft of their property
B. Humans have the fundamental right to water
If B is true, then someone must be provided with water even if nobody is willing or able to provide it. Taking someone's water against their will would be a violation of A, thus A and B cannot both be true at the same time. I think we can all agree that A is true because theft is almost universally condemned as a crime, so B must be supported by invalid assumptions.
>> ^L0cky:
why so?



Actually, the concept of ownership is fundamentally flawed.

Aside from laws and rules that are invented by the powerful to exploit the weak, nobody owns anything more than what they need to survive.

If you have more than you need to survive, and others are suffering or dying due to your hoarding, you are by definition a criminal.

Economic gluttony is a criminal act.

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