Terrible expropriation. What is it?

Do you like old films about revolution? There they show how people with burning eyes call to punish the bourgeois, taking away all their possessions from them and handing them over to the poor. This process is called the foreign word "expropriation". What is this, it is clear from the plot: factories and factories - workers, land - peasants and so on. But is it really that simple? Let's figure it out.

The meaning of the word "expropriation"

What this is, it becomes clear, as soon as you read a few lines in the explanatory dictionary. There is a fairly simple description of the meaning of the term. Expropriation (a synonym for withdrawal) is a process of compulsory alienation of property. In this case, it can pass in different directions, have completely opposite meanings. It all depends on how the roles are distributed: who is the victim and who is the attacker. The same revolutionary films show the struggle of classes. There the oppressed led their own order in the country. There was a process of redistribution of means of production, in fact - a change of ownership. Since legally it could be equated (and so it was, from the point of view of the bourgeoisie) to robbery, it was necessary to come up with a beautiful justification for such "lawlessness". So the notion of expropriation arose. What this means is a complete change in the social system, those who studied history are most likely clear.

A little about the history of the emergence of the term

I must say that expropriation did not come about at the time of Marx. The first person who officially applied this method of redistribution of "resources" is called the notorious Robin Hood. Remember, he took money from the rich and distributed them among the hungry? Than not expropriation? What this means for the development of society, it became clear much later. And it's not even in material goods, but in the social effect from the replacement of concepts. That is, before Robin Hood, such actions were considered an ordinary robbery. It was assumed that his goal was personal enrichment. But, giving this event a different semantic and social direction, our "hero" literally made a coup in the minds. Now ordinary robbery with a good purpose becomes not a sin, but a good deed.

What kind of expropriation can there be?

The fact is that you can withdraw property in many ways. Not all of them are as simple as Robin Hood's. It is believed that expropriation can be free of charge and reimbursable. The first is called confiscation. It is possible even according to modern laws. Produced in the case when people need protection. For example, martial law is the basis for the confiscation of property necessary for carrying out defense activities. The second option is requisition. In this case, they pay for the property. That is, the owner does not lose property completely, but receives compensation. If the property is taken in favor of the state, then we are talking about nationalization. That is, in this case, lands and enterprises become the property of the people, they are called to work for the benefit of every member of society. Although "nationalization" and "expropriation" are very similar concepts, they have significant semantic differences concerning the organizer and executor of the process. The first is an unambiguous transfer of property to society, the second is a simple withdrawal, without specifying the future owner.

Expropriation of expropriators

If it is clear what the term itself means, then we can go further. When they start talking about the redistribution of the means of production, we have to build an ideological basis for the process itself. That is, explain why it is necessary to take away the property and transfer it to another owner. If to argue from the point of view of the capitalist, then nothing can be explained. For him, expropriation is robbery, from which side you look. There is another logic. How did he create his accumulations expropriated? He believes that honest work. The working class supports it. The only difference is who worked. So, according to the logic of the expropriators, the means of production should be seized from the one who unreasonably appropriates the additional product, that is, the capitalist. And give it to the one who creates the latter - the working people. It turns out that the capitalist himself robbed, because he did not create material benefits. That's the meaning of the "expropriation of expropriators": take away from someone who has made a foul of himself.

Will the process in modern society

When you look at the question from the point of view of history, it seems that repetition of it now can not take place. However, it is not. The newest history has already acquired precedents of such actions of states. They became a Cypriot plot with banks. The fact is that in the local institutions it was profitable to keep funds in mind purely symbolic tax. So it was until recently. When Cyprus was twisted by a terrible crisis, the government acted according to all the rules of Marx. With deposits, a portion of the funds was simply withdrawn. However, the authorities did not begin to worry about the explanations. What for? People, you have used our very loyal policy for many years, these means, most likely, you are hiding from taxes ... so share! Here is the logic that demonstrates the expropriation of expropriators in the modern world. Financiers make disappointing conclusions: there are no safe places on the planet.