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Britain won’t let US use its bases to attack Greenland, says John Healey (www.lbc.co.uk)

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You are making absolutely no sense at this point.

Me being a person has very little to do with whether or not the United States is committing piracy. International law however does matter.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My point is that the legal definition is irrelevant to us, we should be using the common meaning of the word that has existed for hundreds of years.

The meaning as defined by dictionaries capturing the intent of the common person, not legal texts with hyper-specific requirements. Nation States have legally defined the word in a way that absolves them of any culpability, their meaning is inherently biased and flawed.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Once again they are not absolved of all culpability. They are not guilty of piracy, yes. Instead they have committed a recognizable act of war against another nation. That's way worse than piracy