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The 'Stolen Land' Paradox

Amy Curtis
Amy Curtis  |  February 03, 2026 8:30 AM

I've been thinking a lot about pop star Billie Eilish and her ridiculous comments that "no one is illegal on stolen land." Of course, it's easy to point out Eilish's glaring hypocrisy on this: she's obtained restraining orders against fans who have visited her property, and reportedly lives in a large mansion surrounded by high walls.

She also admitted while in Ireland that it was nice to 

"It's really cool to come somewhere and, like, everybody looks exactly like you," she said during a concert in Ireland. Now, I understand the point that Eilish, who is Irish herself, was making. But I also believe in holding the Left to its own standards and — had anyone else said such a thing, no matter how innocuously — they would have been labeled an irredeemable racist.

But I want to circle back to her original comments about no one being illegal on stolen land.

The entirety of human history has been about one faction taking land from another faction. It is not unique to any culture, any race, or any country. Some were just better at it than others. That's not racism or colonialism. That's just life.

But the Left can't have it both ways. They can't insist that land is stolen and no one is illegal, while they also say borders cannot – should not – exist.

If borders aren't a real concept, if nation-states do not exist, then the concept of stolen land also cannot exist. Why? You cannot steal land that didn't have borders to begin with. That land was fair game. Of course, such logical and nuanced thinking isn't the Left's strong suit. Like moths with an open flame, they're drawn to whatever anti-Trump talking points they think will get them the next standing ovation.

If President Trump said he liked puppies, Billie Eilish would be demanding a shutdown of all the dog pounds in America, just to spite him.

But for the rest of us, some logical consistency would be nice.