Private Property vs. Personal Property: Don’t Fall for This Trick (REVISED)

The Trojan Horse of Socialism

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As I’m working on finishing the book, I’m going back and revising some of my earlier chapters to make sure everything aligns with the rest of the text. This is pretty common when I’m writing books and is designed to make sure everything flows together and that all the topics are covered as they should be.

This is revisiting one of the chapters in the book explaining how personal property is different than private property. You can read the original here to see how things have changed.

This chapter actually got expanded significantly, to about twice the word count.

Private Property vs. Personal Property: Don’t Fall for This Trick

The Trojan Horse of Socialism

Now that you’ve got a solid understanding of what private property means from the last chapter, it’s time to armor up against one of the socialists' favorite sleights of hand—the personal property versus private property gaslight.

Imagine working tirelessly to save for your family’s future—building a business, buying a home, or securing assets to pass on to your children. Now imagine being told that all of it belongs to “the collective” because it’s labeled “private property.” The loss isn’t just material; it’s the erasure of their legacy and autonomy.

This is the reality hidden behind the socialists’ word games.

How the Trick Works

Here’s how the game works: If you tell a socialist, “I know you want to abolish private property,” they’ll likely respond with something like, “That doesn’t mean we want to take your stuff. We just want to get rid of bourgeois property.”

Sounds harmless, right? Wrong. 

What they want you to believe is that they’re only after the big, bad corporations and billionaires and that, in the Marxist utopia, your cozy little life will remain untouched—or even improve. But that's far from the truth. Abolishing private property will affect everyone and every aspect of our society in significant ways.

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