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Here’s a good heuristic: if the only people alive for the past change of hands are old enough to physically be incapable of being the ones sent to fight for it,
by throwaway_4ever 5y ago
Here’s a good heuristic: if the only people alive for the past change of hands are old enough to physically be incapable of being the ones sent to fight for it, the dispute is over as-is. (Why send the young to fight over something that’s never been an issue for them?)
Would save us a whole lot of historical grievances, revanchism and war by retconning the past centuries into a new issue.
- tokai 5y agoHows that a good heuristic? It means never giving anything up and talking about the issue. Just keep sending troops before they get any older.
- bluecalm 5y agoAs someone who was born under de-facto Soviet occupation, almost 40 years after the end of WWII may I suggest you go stuff yourself with your suggestions? Suggesting that "it's never an issue for them" is just ignorance of the highest order.
- cool_dude85 5y agoLet's bring war for territory back, baby! Just gotta hold it for 20-30 years.
- throwaway_4ever 5y agoBack? You must've missed Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Georgia, Israel-Palestine, the Cyprus issue, Taiwan, Western Sahara, need I go on? You can settle old tinderboxes while ensuring fidelity current boundaries for the indefinite future.