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    It is not the case that The existence of real constraints on choice does not negate self-determination, as no polity in history has exercised sovereignty free from external structural pressures.

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    • 1.Defining self-determination as compatible with any level of constraint empties the concept of critical force—it becomes compatible with severe domination.
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    • 2.The absence of perfect freedom historically doesn't establish that real self-determination exists; it may only show we've never achieved it or properly defined it.
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    • 3.Some structural pressures (coercive dependence, asymmetric power) undermine authentic choice in ways fundamentally different from unavoidable natural constraints.
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    • 1.Self-determination is a matter of degree, not binary presence/absence. Polities exercise it by navigating constraints, not by escaping them entirely.
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    • 2.Historical comparison shows some polities retain meaningful agency over core decisions despite external pressures, demonstrating sovereignty is compatible with constraints.
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    • 3.Requiring freedom from all structural pressures sets an impossible standard that would invalidate self-determination for any entity, making the concept vacuous.
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