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I suppose you can think of that way. But consider that the reason you are able to "own" any property is because there is a legal system in place(1). In someplac
by chrisbennet 10y ago
I suppose you can think of that way. But consider that the reason you are able to "own" any property is because there is a legal system in place(1). In someplace without an operating rule of law, a warlord could easily take "your" property.
Even if you're a King, if you stop paying your knights/army you probably won't hold on to your lands for much longer. Would you say (A) the army "owns" the king's land or (B) the army just makes it possible for him to continue owning it?
(1) Unless you are a Law unto yourself i.e. have your own army.
- int_19h 10y agoIt's not just a way of thinking about it - it's the actual legal arrangement. In pretty much every state today, you don't own any land (unless you're a monarch, or a noble with an ancient allodial title) - you own an estate in land, but the government (or the monarch in person) owns the actual land.
- Torgo 10y agoyou used to be able to get a thing called an allodial title, but it's basically extinct now.