I like this rhetorical technique: completely alter the story then craft an argument based on your version of the story. In the less artificial world (where orc

I like this rhetorical technique: completely alter the story then craft an argument based on your version of the story. In the less artificial world (where orchards are not usually created out of barren moonscapes)- it's always a little odd - and self-serving - the degree to which people think improving land magically cancels all previous taint of expropriation.