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The Paradox of Citizenship and Non-Citizenship

Citizens are increasingly treated like non-citizens (loss of rights, surveillance, economic marginalization) while non-citizens are granted privileges (corporate rights, investor visas, transnational

Citizens are increasingly treated like non-citizens (loss of rights, surveillance, economic marginalization) while non-citizens are granted privileges (corporate rights, investor visas, transnational mobility). This paradox reflects deep systemic LHS patterns where inherited legal structures serve extractive interests.

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