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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Land owners were the original voters.

The rest of us plebes didn't know what to do with such capital, so we had to yield to their "superior" vote.

This is why the right to vote has been such a constant fight across the centuries.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

~~Land~~ People owners were the original voters

FTFY

[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Property owners” covers both and is more concise

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, this is semantic. People have been treated as property. Just like land has been treated as property. Is it right? Fuck no. Let’s build a world where this is not true, but right now and historically it is

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago