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A significant portion of the land wasn't bought, it was acquired through eminent domain. And an even more significant portion of the land was simply stolen fro
by vidanay 4y ago
A significant portion of the land wasn't bought, it was acquired through eminent domain.
And an even more significant portion of the land was simply stolen from natives (both by settlers and by the railroads.)
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoI see both those cases as "stolen but with a kangaroo court veneer of due process"