Can anyone truly own land? (Earth, America, recall)

[Searcher of Light]

This has been a topic I have pondered for a while. Can anyone truly own land? Considering that borders are just map lines created by people, why do we believe we own a small piece of the earth? Isnt the very idea of the earth being partitioned into pieces childish? It is akin to two siblings drawing a dividing line in their rooms.

Granted, people have died to keep those map lines in place. I am not belittling their sacrifices. However, it seems more accurate that we belong to the land instead of it belonging to us. When we die we return to it, and while we live we depend on it. All the efforts spent to own land avails to nothing. Look at all the nations that have existed throughout history just to have another nation claim that land their own. In the modern society, we push back nature, but as soon as we stop pushing nature starts to reclaim. Why fight such a futile fight against the land? Why be childish and draw lines across the room called earth?

[Master Vigil]

I agree, good post. And frubals to ya.

[Feathers in Hair]

Hehee, short answer, no, I don't think so.

Although that does not stop me, somehow, from hoping to have a bit of earth someday.

[Malus 12:9]

The aboriginals claim to own land all across Australia. In fact, all of it. Is it "theirs" because "they were here first? WERE they here first?

[Unedited]

We can own land just as much as we can own anything else in this world.

[Shadow Wolf]

I think trying to say you can own a piece of land is being greedy. The Earth's lands should be free.

Why fight such a futile fight against the land? Why be childish and draw lines across the room called earth?

Greed, power, and control. The more land, the more money, and the more money, the power and control you have.

[Aqualung]

I think we can, and I'm proud of the land I own. Or rather, I will be proud when I actually own some land.

[Sunstone]

I recall that some Native American peoples thought you couldn't own land, too. Also, I once heard of a proposal to change private ownership of land to long term (100 year) leases. There seemed to be many advantages to it.

[Darkdale]

Land and Property rights are the cornerstones of civilized society, freedom and community. So yes. We can and should have the right to own land. Now, in the metaphysical sense, we cannot "own" land, but we can rule over our own little pieces of it.

[Malus 12:9]

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