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s. e. smith@sesmith.bsky.social |
I will die on this dune: All beaches should be free and public access.
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裸の小鳥 Maggie 🐦
@mdpkh.bsky.social
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And at least a significant fraction should be clothing-optional
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Chris Brennan
@chris-brennan.bsky.social
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Every time I hear about things like beaches and mountains that are "owned" it makes me question "ownership" as a concept. I've generally leaned libertarian--but in a don't-hit-people-to-make-them-do-what-you-want way rather than a current-patterns-of-ownership-are-sacred way.
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Rodrigo Teixeira
@rodteixeira.bsky.social
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Well, in Brazil every beach is public. And if you find some gate keeping you from, you can demand access (doesn't always work, bu in most cases).
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Hectrol
@hectrol.bsky.social
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You have private beaches in your country? 😮
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Kategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬
@kategodart.bsky.social
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HARD agree on this, beaches should never be private it's such an asshole thing to do
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Elias Praciano
@eliaspraciano.bsky.social
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In Brazil all beaches are free and public Access. There are exceptions like Fernando de Noronha which have some justified restrictions.
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themostnormalalien.
@dramaticdaisies.bsky.social
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Fun fact: my in-laws are from Lagos and that's a lot of people (hubs, siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc) none of them can't swim, because there's no place with clean water for them to learn how to swim. And they're not even *that* poor in comparison.
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CT
@jernlov.bsky.social
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YES but also no. Beaches should be private for environmental reasons and I guess some safety reasons only tbf. eg. Turtle Beaches. capitalists can get in the fucking sea imo
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Gawndee
@gawndeeee.bsky.social
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Not one public beach is CRIMINAL
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Bruno J. Navarro
@brunojnavarro.bsky.social
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💯 it’s a public trust
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Dëad Børkchettå
@deadbarchetta.bsky.social
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The entire Oregon coast is public land, and it surprised me when I learned that it's not that way in most other states with coastlines.
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Cory
@evilmam.bsky.social
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Always grateful for the CA Coastal Commission, me
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KC
@vidadesirena.bsky.social
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Agreed. This is why I appreciate Barbados so much. Every beach is for the public.
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Scott #ACAB Black Lives Matter Menor 🍉
@smenor.com
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1000%
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Duckshow
@duckshow.bsky.social
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In Sweden we have something called Allemansrätten - translates to "All man's rights" Essentially the law states that you can own nature, but everyone can use it freely within certain limits. You can walk anywhere, pitch a tent, pick berries, or swim on a beach - but you can't chop trees or hunt.
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@nammuz.bsky.social
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The US actually has pretty broad protections under the navigable waters act, it sounds like they could use something like that over there.
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Sarah K
@purpliser.bsky.social
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Other than protected habitats.
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Worms & Snakes
@worms-and-snakes.bsky.social
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Yes! I love this about Oregon.
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just matt.
@mattyangles.bsky.social
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So should hospital and public street parking. Unfortunately if there’s money to be made, someone will find a way to make it
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Matthew Johnson
@seasouthern.bsky.social
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This is one thing Alabama got right and Washington state gets dead wrong. Everything up to the high summer tide line is public. If water regularly touches it (storm surges don’t count) it is public.
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Nerdy Mushroom
@nerdymushroom.bsky.social
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If there isn't public access it should be for safety or environmental reasons, not for capitalist reasons.
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Andrew McCabe
@andrewahala.bsky.social
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used to go to Lagos' Bar Beach. It was a mess but a lot of fun with food and drink sellers, services eg nails, massages, pony rides, prostitution, small carousels, music, drugs, religious ceremonies, and people just coming to wash in the seawater. Infamous. I'd walk with $20 max. Was never robbed.
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Luigi’s Mansion
@supermariobrosii.bsky.social
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And food and water and housing and healthcare
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@patrickdavitt.bsky.social
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The beaches are free and open in Cuba, even at resorts. At least that's what our bus driver said.
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Jason
@acceptabledebut.bsky.social
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The Chicago Way
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CitizenHoffman
@citizenhoffman.bsky.social
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“But what if my children have to (gasp) swim near POOR PEOPLE!” (Clutches seashells)
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El Hombre Malo
@elhombremalo.bsky.social
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In my country beaches have been public for decades yet there's fachos who want them to be hotel owned like in italy
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Séan Ó Conghaile ᚛ᚄᚕᚅ᚜
@shaneconneely.bsky.social
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We had this fight with Trump in Ireland when he was trying to steal the beach in Doonbeg. I'm always perplexed when I'm somewhere abroad and don't have access to the beach, I never for a moment consider that access could be restricted.
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bea anne
@baileyreallife.bsky.social
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how about 1 (one) members only beach so the rich people will all be in one place (away from me)
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Scott's Art (Comms open for web dev)
@art.millergeek.xyz
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I think I read that this is the law in Mexico?
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@nclud.bsky.social
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Exception that proves the rule: sensitive habitat that should be preserved and protected. Public but restricted access
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Father John Chungus
@sorocchungus.bsky.social
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You’re goddamn right
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Faerie Nuff
@faerienuff.bsky.social
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A lot of people in Connecticut don't know that all beaches are free and public access up to the high tide line. People who have beachfront houses will claim to own their little section of beach, but there are no private beaches here.
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RobSnow
@cyborgosprey.bsky.social
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I Iive in NJ. We are the only state in America that charges for beaches! I couldn't agree more!
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Zerofox
@zerofox72.bsky.social
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Eat the rich & use their beaches
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PolyChrome
@jenstone.bsky.social
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💯
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libraryyarngirl.bsky.social
@libraryyarngirl.bsky.social
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There are homeowners in the West who string barbed wire across waterways where they own both banks. They don't want kayaker passing through.
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Adeyinka Young
@jonswift.bsky.social
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Can’t read because of the paywall, but as a Nigerian, that money is going to about 5 pockets. We can’t even get consistent electricity and they still wanna charge for beach access. We had to pay a toll to get to Lekki Beach when I lived there in the late 80s. I can’t imagine the cost now.
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@spartandawg.bsky.social
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Lagos must be run by Republicans.
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Sean of the 418 I'm a teapot
@sheepbop.bsky.social
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Also river banks, e.g. the Thames
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Autistic velociraptor
@asdraptor.bsky.social
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Laughs in Italy. I'm having such a good time because many beaches are private and you need to pay to enter. But now it seems the sector needs gov help and it's not getting it and they are threatening to close and people is so happy bc we're getting free beaches.
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Jacob
@aracauna.bsky.social
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This is actually law in the state of Georgia. All beaches in the state are public to the high tide zone by default and even private hotels usually have public access paths between them. I think it also applies to the banks of rivers, but I could be mistaken on that one.
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Shrimp LOL Mein
@sammerstein.bsky.social
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In Puerto Rico this is currently law but somehow people who are not from the island are building waterfront private properties and fences and checkpoints.
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Michelstadt am Pazifik
@bierfreund.bsky.social
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All beaches should be free, and clothing optional.
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