We have artificial political boundaries that form from bivalent thinking. But the world is geographical. There aren't really lines where my property, city, county, state, or country begins or ends. Of course, you shouldn't trespass or steal--but that's a social idea, not a geographical idea. You would let your neighbor stand on your driveway to talk to you, but if he was just standing there all day long, you might be concerned for him.
As a youngster, I thought about what it meant to have a house that was on a state or country line. Would that mean you would have to pay taxes in both states? Neither state? The state of your choice? Whatever side of the house you spent the most time in?
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