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> Who gave the british the right to declare who has the right to live in land they stole?

It’s nuts, I agree. But it has to be understood that such authority is assumed, it isn’t granted, and the only way to refute it is to refute it. If nobody does that, the assumption of authority persists.

It is the basis for international relations. Authority is assumed under duress, it is never granted unless under duress.




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