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You are still confused. When you exchange property with someone, you must exchange your property rights to this property. That means that your property rights are prior to any exchange. As an example of a right that involves no exchange is the right to life. You do not need to contract with every stranger you meet in order to guarantee that he will
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That's about where it was 10 years ago as well.
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And this is the end.
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Capitalism is competitive . It drives all other modes of production out of the market.
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The most used language in business and media is French, so we could just as well say that Tunisia is a French country. (Which for the most part it is.)
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Tunisia is a Berber country, not an Arab country.
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Your error lies in confusing rights with exchange. Exchanges are done on a voluntary, contractual basis, while rights simply are facts based on force. I do not need to have a contract with you for me to have rights to oppose to your acts. (Confusion over this fact is one of the fallacies of intellectual communism btw) My rights are prior to any relationship
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I think the Marxist definition involves alienation from labor. If you hire someone to brush your teeth for you, and you provide the toothbrush, then the toothbrush is a mean of production.
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If you need proof that might does not make right, just think of criminals robbing a bank and taking people hostage. Let's assume they do it in a small town and they outnumber and outgun law enforcement. Although they will probably win, nobody will consider what they did to be "right". The same goes for police officers who are exposed as
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Me .