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The question is: Where do you draw the line? Because if you go back far enough, then "always any territory belonged already to someone else or the ancestors so
by KellyCriterion 2mo ago
The question is: Where do you draw the line?
Because if you go back far enough, then "always any territory belonged already to someone else or the ancestors somewhen in time"
:-))
So, one might argue the "original borders" are the "true one" at that point when national states started to exist (in fact, the nation/national state is a very young construct, around ~300 years)