If the world stopped now, and every one agreed to this...(all of us wish that, I think)...
BUT then, what to do the next time another country in the world decides to take over another after everyone had agreed upon the individual territories of land? i.e. Africa? Middle East? or any of the ones you mentioned below...
The only solution, is to forget the past, and disallow all old claims. Leave everyone in peace, on the turf they now hold. Stop any attempt by any nation, to take anyone else's land (again, defined by present ownership). That's the only practical solution. Which is why I don't favor efforts by Germans to reclaim East Prussia, or Greeks to reclaim Smyrna, or Seminoles to reclaim Mississippi, or Neanderthals to reclaim Europe. Or a Palestinian Right of Return. And I equally oppose Chinese colonization of Tibet, Arab and Turkish colonization of Kurdish areas, and Jewish colonization of areas with a majority Palestinian population. All these claims may be legitimate, but pursuing them will lead to war. |
