> a right is only a right insofar as you can defend it then you don't believe in anything like a moral entitlement to possession of something? is your position that there is only the "fact" of possession, and that there can't be circumstances where possession is lost through immoral means? > if i see my coworker's watch and take it, what's the difference between that and drilling holes in pipelines i think it depends on whether you are morally entitled to your friend's watch, and who is morally entitled to the oil in that pipeline. going back to my earlier question, if your friend was unable to prevent you from taking 'his" watch, does that mean he was not morally entitled to have it?
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