I also never spoke to the other two points you made.

not being an isolated island

not having unique contributions

the US patent system and laws give the appearance of having been set up to allow corporate US to grab profit from others' work

I would only suggest that if you provide some background information on those points it would probably be beneficial in stimulating appropriate conversation from those with interest in those areas.

For example, on the context of the history of patents:

The first US Patent:

On July 31, 1790 Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.

1331 when Edward III (1312-1377) granted Letters of Protection to John Kempe

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