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[whyBish]

If you don't grasp why nobody  has a moral right to own anybody,then I can't explain further.

Then why asking for what is obvious? There is no logical axiom here, it's just a matter of Morality/Ethics.

I thought that it was obvious for everybody that humans are subjects/not objects.
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And there lies your problem.

You are making a claim that it is wrong to own land.

You tried to prove so, by giving three axioms, and not enough logic to glue them together.

So, anyone wanting to show that you may not be correct in your proof must either show a flaw in your logic (which has been done), or must argue about wether the axioms you base your logic on are actually true(also done).

E.G.
I will define (since no other definition has been given) an object as anything composed of inanimate matter. Humans are composed of inanimate matter.
Therefore humans are objects not subjects.

To counter this you will need to find a flaw in my logic (there are none), or question my axioms (obviously the definition of an object is weak)

Can you now see why I was asking?

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Personally, I don't think there is such a thing as 'right' and 'wrong' (especially not in the absolute sense, but even in the specific).
I believe that the concept of 'right' and 'wrong' stem from an individual learning the response patterns of others to their actions. A shared definition of right and wrong between members reduces the uncertainty of what a response to an action will be, thereby reducing the need for trial and error in finding out what others will do (also including God/s as meta-'other/s').

Is it wrong to kill someone? Why/not?
I believe that how others will view this action will be based on the context of the action and the belief systems of the 'others'.
- Is it morally wrong for a soldier to kill someone that they are ordered to kill? ... is it morally wrong to oppose an order?
- Is it wrong to kill someone if not doing so will result in your own death (i.e. killing in self defence)?
- Is it wrong to kill someone that has killed others (e.g. the death penalty)?
- Is it wrong to kill someone because you wanted their shoes?
- Is it wrong to kill someone because you didn't want to starve to death?
Some people will give a different answer to each of the questions above, due to context. Some people will give the same answer to all of the questions, more likely due to personal belief (e.g. it is always wrong/right to kill)

Anyway, enough rambling for one post... here's some last left-fielders...

- Why shouldn't people to own others?

- In a society where "it is wrong to own land", what is society like? What effort would be required to make it different to Communist China under Mao (for example)?

- Is there a difference in the above arguement if we allow 'control/land use rights' while still dis-allowing ownership? (and of course the meta question of who 'allows' the control rights to be allocated, and isn't it those that do who essentially 'own' the land then?)

Sweet dreams.