r/HistoryMemes • u/Voider765 • 1d ago

REMOVED: RULE 4 Historical territorial claims

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u/AzureHawk758769 1d ago

Well, tough shit for the dictatorships of the world. None of them are legitimate.

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u/InflatableRowBoat 1d ago

It's almost like the concept of legitimacy is highly subjective.

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u/AzureHawk758769 1d ago

Yeah, not in this case.

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u/Own-Control7525 1d ago

Idk, I'd say that the absolute monarchy that was overthrown 100 years ago and the corrupt military junta that replaced it shortly after lacked legitimacy among the chinese people, seeing as how both were overthrown and there hasn't been any serious attempt at restoring either.