@UOC first sale in two months

The title by conquest is acquired and maintained by force. The conqueror prescribes its limits. Humanity, however, acting on public opinion, has established, as a general rule, that the conquered shall not be wantonly oppressed, and that their condition shall remain as eligible as is compatible with the objects of the conquest. Most usually, they are incorporated with the victorious nation, and become subjects or citizens of the government with which they are connected. The new and old members of the society mingle with each other; the distinction between them is gradually lost, and they make one people. Where this incorporation is practicable, humanity demands and a wise policy requires that the rights of the conquered to property should remain unimpaired; that the new subjects should be governed as equitably as the old, and that confidence in their security should gradually banish the painful sense of being separated from their ancient connections, and united by force to strangers.

**Humanity, however, acting on public opinion, has established, as a general rule, that the conquered shall not be wantonly oppressed, and that their condition shall remain as eligible as is compatible with the objects of the conquest.**

Frequent and bloody wars, in which the whites were not always the aggressors, unavoidably ensued. European policy, numbers, and skill prevailed. As the white population advanced, that of the Indians necessarily receded.

However extravagant the pretension of converting the discovery of an inhabited country into conquest may appear; if the principle has been asserted in the first instance, and afterwards sustained; if a country has been acquired and held under it; if the property of the great mass of the community originates in it, it becomes the law of the land and cannot be questioned.

alright i'll stop

just some great stuff in there

If you give the TLDR I would be interested

I like lawyers face to face as they are wonderfully blunt and concise but their written documents are the opposite

I would generally agree except that I think this opinion should just be read as legal/political philosophy

the TLDR is twofold

1: Indians don't have the title to their land, they have a "right of occupancy" so indians can't sell their land to private citizens, because they don't have title in the first place. The US does. So Indians can only cede their right of occupancy to the US.

2: Some really thoughtful discussion about the "right of discovery" that forms the basis of the US government's right to sovereignty over conquered land

Aztec spergs don't own anything

that's a TLDR to the TLDR

What percentage of lawyers are suicidal

Cursed image

a lot

I think only dentists are more suicidal

I want to become a scientist less each day

I want to be a lawyer less each day

Yeah but I'm still young enough that I can switch my occupation fairly easily

You're already doomed

Haha

I'm pretty doomed, but I am developing a few decent exit strategies

what science are you doing @TendieLord

@J · physics and chemistry

Physics is awful

Chemistry is ok

haha im majoring in physics, i really like it

I don't

howcome?

what kind of scientist will you be

I can't stand the community

Idk

I was planning on going into academia

But I really dislike the university setting

Mostly because of the people

Probably a physical chemist if anything

what don't you like about the community?