I remember my first beer too. Just glad there wasn’t an interwebz at the time to embarrass me. Go to bed. Rest easy knowing that no one owns 1/6 of the earth’s land. Trust me on this—I’m in charge of the Illuminati’s bake sale next week.
That’s a bit aggressive, but I suppose you’re saying that you ‘would be bothered, should any one person hold the rights to that much land,’ but you reject the notion that they own the land at all?
I have not opined one way or another on your hypothetical, since it is just that. As noted earlier in the thread, your assertion is based on, at best, a serious misreading of an anachronistic concept, which has no functional basis in reality or actual current law. The Queen isn’t going to show up one day and take @mtl mile end or @Perthmike ‘s house away. If you believe that is actually a possibility...have you met Glen Beck? He’s got a few chalkboards of nonsense you’ll lap up.
No, that isn’t the issue.
I don’t know what any of this word salad means or what the point is, but my original suggestion still stands: go to bed.No, that isn’t the issue.
The issue concerns taxation and commodities, two major drivers of a governmental structure.
In one case, a government is paid property tax as a means of earning representation by the governing body.
In the other case, a living person is a signatory, essentially allowing that person to directly collect interest or rent as personal profit, rather than buying-into a representative system of government.
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Housing was the first area that the discussion was taken.
The same conversation could have gone into agricultural, metals, fresh water, whatever we want to talk about.
I’m surprised by all of the abrasive feedback because it shows that people are bothered by these parts of our culture. But interestingly it’s taken the form of backhanded statements towards me.
Thank you for taking the time to contribute to the thread
Oooooh is Beyonce and Jay-Z bringing the brownies or the chocolate chip cookies?? I remember a brownie from that last bake sale that was heaven.
I was actually super intrigued. I have little knowledge to what OP was talking about, and was excited to see what people had to say. Sadly it appears to be a lot to do about nothing.
I’m not having that. Firstly the US involvement in WW1 was minimal. As for WW2 there was no involvement from the US for over two years. From September 1939 to December 1941 the US chose to turn a blind eye. Britain was the first country to declare war on Hitler after the invasion of Poland. By 1941 Britain was out on its feet, having won the Battle of Britain but had been bombed relentlessly. Churchill begged FDR to help but he refused.
Go the Brits.
That USA won the war propaganda still hits a raw nerve
That’s nonsense mate. At it’s height the British empire ruled over 1/4 of the lands on earth but they either lost or gave up almost all of it by the time of WW2. A lot of the government bodies here have HM in front of their names but the queen is just a figurehead. Some people over here love the royals while others can’t be bothered with them. A percentage of what we pay in taxes etc. goes towards paying the royal family a pension but they don’t “own” a great deal of the land. A lot of land is owned by the landed gentry such as the Scottish highlands but those are individuals as opposed to the royal family.
Yeah and I’ve actually read them. You should give it a go. I blame the schools
Yeah and I’ve actually read them. You should give it a go. I blame the schools
We’re well aware of Neville Chamberlain’s failings. That’s why he was replaced.
The post was about Europe not Japan.
Agree like Napoleon before him fighting on two fronts cost Hitler the war.
Britain had previously landed in Europe in 1940 or are you not aware of Dunkirk?
Britain played a role along with many other countries but if you want to believe that America saved the world that’s your choice...
The allies would have lost without the soviets. The US left it late to join and most of Europe had already been lost.
That USA won the war propaganda still hits a raw nerve
My original reply was about the US owning Europe because it saved everyone from the Nazis.
I'm just excited about our European meetup. I'm landing pretty late on the 28th. Everyone gonna be in by the 29th?
Interesting, I will change the text from "surface" to "land," though it's difficult to say seeing as they do also own bodies of water. Perhaps "real estate" is more appropriate?
I absolutely concede that this amount of real estate is nearly inconceivable. However, this is a fact nonetheless. There can be discussions about which fractions of their estate actually contributes revenue to the Crown Estate. For example, an uninhabitable wetland belonging to the crown estate would yield zero revenue, but remains property nonetheless.
I would point your attention to Native American history, here. Perhaps even the American Revolutionary War.
I believe that this is the a claim, yes. However, oceanic ownership is a complex topic so I'm going to say 'I don't know' about international laws for the largest bodies of water.
The Native Americans absolutely had claim to the land. This is why they went to war.
Well, no. You are a citizen within a democratic system of capitalist rule. You [we] forfeit absolute ownership of our land to that same system, for the protections offered by the governing body; very mob-esque.
Indeed, the checks go to the federal government not to you.
Sorry guys - I imagined the discussion going in a different direction.
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