Seerak
2011-11-08 18:08:00
Given that Zuccotti Park is actually private property, I don’t quite see how this applies to OWS.
To “own” property means: to have and exercise the right of use and disposal.
Seeing that Zuccotti Park is heavily controlled by the city and its rules, in no real sense is the park “private property”; being the “owner” of Zuccotti Park merely means that you have nominal title but no actual control. In what sense is that ownership, really.
If the city government simply took over the park, that would be recognized as communism. When the nominal title remains private but the government retains actual control, it’s called fascism.
And what a minor, largely irrelevant distinction that is.
