Comment by berdario
7 months ago
The obvious difference, is that you're comparing sovereignty over a nation/state's mainland, vs sovereignty over a separate colony, thousands of km away from the mainland (and even used only for military purposes, apparently)
Hawaii then, 3,200 km away from the US mainland, home to one of the largest US navel bases and only part of the US for the last 126 years when they annexed it?
I'm not aware of nations in nearby islands/archipelago who are claiming the territory of Hawaii, so that's one difference.
But for sure, the locals would've appreciated it if the US didn't colonise Hawaii
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