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All nationalism is just fighting for something that you, statistically speaking, don’t own. It is fighting to be oppressed by someone who speaks Russian or Cantonese instead of someone who speaks Ukrainian or Mandarin. What are borders? They are ultimately property lines between owners. Kings are just the biggest property owner in a land and their kingdom is their deed. Feudal wars were competitions between kings and aristocrats to see who got to own the land. The landless serfs, slaves, and beggars have always had the least to gain and most to lose from these squabbles. In today’s society, are you closer to the high king or humble serf? He who owns no property has nothing to gain from fighting for someone else’s. Warfare is just robbery at a grand scale.

If you want to see the result of national liberation struggles, look no further than Africa.