Comment by markdown
5 years ago
> The Hawaiian islands were individual states until they were subjugated in a bloody war, with weapons and assistance from Americans
FTFY, but what's your point? Just about every state on planet earth came about through violence.
That is the point. There are no perfect countries to use as a moral compass, so we’re all making up and changing the rules as we go along. That’s why every country looks hypocritical depending on your timeframe and subject to endless (and fruitless) whataboutism.