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What of the great cathedrals, churches, and mosques of the world, which are situated within dense and populated citties? Does anyone own them? Are they taken care of? Are they maintained? By whom, the owners? Or by the individuals who believe in the sacred, as a community?

When we view things as sacred we do not need to own them to take care of them. The land to me is sacred. It is my church. It is the keeper of my stories and my culture. I do not need to own it to take care of it.
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GrumpyGardener 2y ago

Yes, cathedrals are Catholic. They have full time clergy and staff.

Yes, mosques are Islamic. They have full time clergy and staff.

I’m glad you feel this affinity to the great lands. Your feelings toward the lands are not the norm.

It’s why we have dumping laws, lawsuits, the EPA and the BLM. There are legal rules and protections put in place precisely because your feelings of sacred space are not the norm.

In the end, ownership (and that does not necessarily mean titled) is the best stewardship of a territory.

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Sikto 2y ago

That’s my point, it’s not the norm. Why is it not the norm? Who’s definition of ownership and property do you abide by? That of Locke, I assume? The same definition which was used by colonial powers to displace indigienous peoples from their land, which they cared for without ownership or title.