Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:50:39 -0500 (EST)
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: "Squatters Rights? 


On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, roger wrote:

>
> tell ya what.  you show me some fucker who's 1500 years old and as far
> as i'm concerned he can live any damn place he, or more likely she,
> pleases.

Man, rog, that makes more sense than about any of the crap coming out of
over there.  Which actually brings up a good theoretical question on
squatting:  Do squatters really have a good claim to where they build
their homes?

I think the answer is "Yes," as to say "No" seems to acquiesce to
property.  How'msoever, what does this do to ancestral claims?  And are
americans--descendants of and since the european contact at
least--squatters?  Have we earned title to that which we occupy?

This might be a good one for Dave as he seems a bit daft on the ways it
used to be in Scottie Old Bonland, erm, Bonnie Old Scotland.

Dave?  How do ancestral claims fit into the Big Scheme of Residency?
Seems to me the goater's clans would have titles all over if they are
valid.

> but you're not getting something here.  it's in the damn subtext.
> carpo isn't even reading the shit HE'S writing, much less your closely
> reasoned epistles.  he's havin you on, lad.  not to worry.  enthusiasm
> is a fine thing to encourage in today's youth, so you get back in
> there and give 'em hell.

Nyuck, nyuck.  You could tell me heart wasn't in it.  I get about as
excited on the middle east as I do thinking about buckets of warm drool.


xxx
ooo


carpo