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the Switzerland/Québec allegory: paper atrocities and a government subverted to deny the invasion

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much beautiful territory, which the stronger nations at the time of losing my legs committed paper atrocities to my nation’s land

Context

The allegory's political mechanism: the invasion is by "paper" — "paper atrocities to my nation's land," the Reconfiguration accomplished by treaty and map rather than tanks (083's signed pact, the "cartographic Reconfiguration"). And the deepest grievance is collaboration: "our own Swiss leaders have been subverted to pretend the invasion is alliance," so that "we cannot even make our government admit that there is an invasion." This is Canada "Nuck'ling under" (083) seen from the insurgent's side — the fury is not only at the U.S. but at the home government that signed and then denies the dispossession. The A.F.R.'s war is against a betrayal enforced from both above and within.

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