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by BeFlatXIII 188 days ago
Borders of Westphalian nation-states being relevant is recent, unlike personal and tribal territories.
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"Borders didn't exist before the treaty of Westphalia" is a hell of a take. If you want to stretch the State Sovereignty / Non-Interference aspect of it to that definition you're going to have to make your case properly, because I don't see how such a position could be defensible.