Because if you "acknowledge" that you're on supposedly someone else's land, and still claim that land as yours, that doesn't make you a hero, it makes you a successful invader bragging that they're fully aware of the harm they're inflicting and choosing actively to not rectify it.
The cocky evil conquerors?
Because if you "acknowledge" that you're on supposedly someone else's land, and still claim that land as yours, that doesn't make you a hero, it makes you a successful invader bragging that they're fully aware of the harm they're inflicting and choosing actively to not rectify it.