in this case, his cause is backed by the same hegemony who did this same thing 200-ish years ago and is not only still standing; but is the world's super power and supreme arbiter of justice.

it's in the decline atm and it will fail eventually, but i suspect that the scale of that collapse is going to be measured in centuries and; just like the previous episodes of genocides and ethnic cleansing like today's; it will be forgotten by the vast majority who then will regard the notion of reparations as silly like americans do now to the native americans; or the canadians to the first nations; or the australians the the aboriginals.