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> It's too bad we don't have a right-to-roam in the US. It seems like the sort of thing that would fit in with the ostensible national ethos of freedom and inde
by pi-rat 7y ago
> It's too bad we don't have a right-to-roam in the US. It seems like the sort of thing that would fit in with the ostensible national ethos of freedom and independence.
That’s something I’ve never understood about the US. You came late to the “land grab” (compared with Europe), and different kinds of freedom are deeply embedded in the culture. Ought to be perfect conditions for a proper “right to roam” policy.
Here, we’ve the right to roam, you can camp almost anywhere on private and public land as long as you clean up after yourself and camp at least 150m from houses or cabins.
You’re allowed to pass by a house/cabin on you way, blocking passage is illegal.
We’ve unrestricted access to the shoreline, even next to houses and cabins. You can forage berries, etc, etc.
- jriot 7y agoYou can do that in certain parts of the US. Idaho and Alaska for example largely fit your descriptions.
- leggomylibro 7y agoRight? It's baffling. But I think that it might have something to do with the near-religious reverance with which Americans view absolute property rights. If you frame it as a contest of "freedom and liberty" vs "get off my property or I'll shoot", then it makes a bit more sense. There's a certain segment of the population who are just itching for an excuse to shoot a 'bad guy', which is one of those things that makes exploring this nation so... interesting. Still, I like to think that there's a reason why 'property' got replaced with 'the pursuit of happiness' when Locke's basic rights were enumerated in the Declaration of Independence.