https://aspenjournalism.org/a-crisis-of-the-commons/
To understand American governance, it is key to understand the foundations of “property” — land. the distinction vary between the Native philosophies that no one ‘owns the land’ to Romam catholic dominion doctrine that enabled Europeans to claim the land as property for their country and Kings. The English took this one step further. The British colonies allowed individual ownership, which became a compelling reason for a dramatic swell in migration across the Atlantic
James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers and the fourth president of the United States, … regarded land ownership as restrictive and limiting to the need for a “commons” — the joint ownership and stewardship of the land. “Whenever there are uncultivated lands and unemployed poor,” wrote Madison, “it is clear that the laws of property violate natural right.” In an echo of the Native American view, Madison concluded, “The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on.”
Given the above, the question i have is : Could even capitalism exist without private property?
[-granted, the above is a gross oversimplification, but work with me]
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