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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Diego Garcia
Date: 01/10/25 4:13 PM
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That doesn't make them an exception. Like everywhere else, they were uninhabited until people got there.

Except in this case...put there by the colonial powers. There's trail of tears or other argument to be made there. Their case is even lamer when you consider that the only reason they claim they own DG is because...wait for it...the British grouped them together.

The claim is baseless. The only people who have a legit gripe are the descendants of those who were removed from Diego Garcia itself.

Makes it harder to win the hearts of minds of many of the folks in the Indo-Pacific region that you need to persuade to join Team West against the expanding influence of China in the region. Regardless of your opinion of the UN.

You know how Team China gains influence in the region? By occupying the most important piece of real estate in the area and using it to exert economic and/or military pressure.
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