Well, it's held up for ~150 years in the form of our national parks just fine. That aside, the point here is that if something is being held for the common goo

Well, it's held up for ~150 years in the form of our national parks just fine. That aside, the point here is that if something is being held for the common good, it should be held in common. "The Government" isn't a perfect check or steward, but there's actual accountably there, something which does not exist at all in the case of private ownership.