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Originally Posted by BoLevi
In order for it to be "theft", we need to have some sort of bar regarding ownership. I don't think a tiny number of people can setup shop at a river and then declare they own a whole continent. The people who were living off the land in Canada at the time had nothing even remotely resembling what we would consider a nation-state.
Just because someone laid eyes on a patch of land, doesn't mean they own it.
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wow I havent heard manifest destiny actually used as an excuse for theft, well ever, I've read about it from the 19th century but I didnt ever think anyone would be so morally lacking as to actually use the racist imperialistic 'well they weren't as civilised as us white folks, they didnt actually have a country so we can take all their ####!! stupid natives'
That's a bold move to excuse the rape and murder of children