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It matters little what science or anthropology generally says -- nationalist/nativist ideology pretty much always fits the facts to the desired outcome, and ign
by cmrdporcupine 3y ago
It matters little what science or anthropology generally says -- nationalist/nativist ideology pretty much always fits the facts to the desired outcome, and ignores those that can't be made to do so. (From any "side")
In the end, "legitimacy" of a group claiming exclusive access to a piece of land comes down to might-makes-right.
The other stuff is usually window dressing.
- aksss 3y ago> the other stuff is usually window dressing Makes for good grievance politics though, eh?
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoI'm on the side of the actually-aggrieved.
- nostrebored 3y agoAnd so is everyone else. It just turns out that who is actually aggrieved isn’t so easy to ascertain.
- whatshisface 3y agoIt would be easier if the lines demarcating groups were drawn according to their behavior and not according to their cultural group. For example, criminals and innocents are a pair of groups with obvious perpetrator-victim relationships, while "likes star trek" and "does not like star trek," a way to group the exact same set of individuals, is impossible to pick a side on. Could you imagine how impossible it would be to have a peaceful society if people said things like, "a Trekkie stole the tape deck out of my car?" Sadly there are places in the world, a lot of them in Africa, where nobody can look beyond their superficial traits to classify criminals apart from their victims.