this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You say stolen, everyone else says conquered.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... So, robbery on a national scale, then?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My point is that this is the history of every country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree. Nation-states are built on violence.

Does that make the genocide any better?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Right, conquered is worse because it implies it's stolen via violence at a large scale. While just stolen could mean taken quietly and without violence. Thank you for addressing the seriousness of the issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And the Conquered get the say in Pacified or not.