Private Property Is The Name Of The Game

There is a "natural order" in our crowded urban bazaars only because we ALL follow the Golden Rule of Property - which is, "possession is nine-tenths of the law." Thus, the street vendor is assumed to be the Proprietor of the goods arrayed before him - and if we desire any of them, we effect a "mutually agreeable trade," which is nothing but an "exchange of properties." Thus, without any legal paperwork, billions of rupees worth of goods and services are traded in our bazaars daily.


This business of Private Property is something that socialists and communists do NOT understand. They despise Private Property and want to "nationalise" all that we own. They don't see themselves as Protectors of Property. On the contrary, they see their role as Property Robbers - which is why they are so keen on a New, Improved Land Acquisition Act.


But think about it: Suppose it were announced today that everything in Bangalore is "common property," what would be the result? Obviously, there would ensue TOTAL CHAOS. Anyone who wanted something would just take it from its rightful owner - and claim this in the name of the "communist brotherhood."


And what are our State-owned factories and companies? Do "we the people" own them? Or are they "economically exploited" by some people - politicians and bureaucrats - who "claim to represent the people." Just as we CANNOT party on the lawns of a ministerial bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi - and the bungalow is the "private property" of someone who "claims to represent the people."


Collective Property is FICTION - unless it means streets, footpaths and parks and gardens.


All PSUs must be sold off.


And Private Property must be made INVIOLABLE by all - including The State.


That is the Key to Capitalism - and also the Key to Liberty.


As long as you can do what you choose to in your own Property - and none can interfere - you are FREE.


So, to sum up the discussions under the head "Second Republic" so far:


1. I began saying how the CONgress claimed to have fought a "Freedom Struggle" - but they never gave us freedom. They gave us a State - which is the NEGATION of freedom. They fought for POWER - and they are still fighting for POWER. Anna Hazare and Kiran Bedi are also fighting for POWER. We need to fight for freedom - freedom from The State.


2. I then pointed out that the BASIC POLITICAL UNIT of the Second Republic must be free-trading and self-governing cities and towns. I explained why.


3. And, today, I pointed out that Private Property holds the key - to liberty, and to prosperity, and to Capitalism and even Civilisation itself.