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How to tell if the land is "yours"

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By M.Published about a year ago 1 min read
How to tell if the land is "yours"
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It's somewhat useful to define what is,

sometimes,

by what is not.

It's not "your" land if

❌ you need to bomb hospitals,

❌ you need to slaughter children,

❌ it "needs" ethnic cleansing

I do not care, ultimately, what an alleged god allegedly told you;

it is not your land if you need to justify

the switch from colonization, to apartheid, to genocide.

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About the Creator

M.

Half-time writer, all time joker. M. Maponi specializes in speculative fiction, and speculates on the best way to get his shit together.

Author of "Reality and Contagion" and "Consultancy Blues"

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  • The Dani Writer12 months ago

    The entire piece packs a punch of full-strength truths, but I especially liked this line,"I do not care, ultimately, what an alleged god allegedly told you." That can fit a range of scenarios...

  • Andrew C McDonaldabout a year ago

    Well said and so very true.

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