I have seen this argument expressed several times on HN and I find it quite puzzling.<p>To paraphrase the argument goes something like:
&quot;Society giveth and society taketh away&quot;<p>Implied in the argument is that the state is synonymous with society. Even in a democratic society you have the issue that a) a limited percentage of the population actually vote and b) of those who vote a minority did not get what they wanted.<p>Regardless of what extent the government does reflect the will of society, you still have the issue that we currently do have a system of personal property rights. If you believe those rights exist only because society willed them be for whatever reason, then arguing that no one really owns anything is quite the circular argument.