Raoul,

One liberal's perspective - under a conservative outlook a bonobo is entitled to every "right" it can hold by force of arms. Otherwise, like the Palestinians, your basic bonobo needs to brace itself for whatever anyone with more arms cares to do.

God, through the Old Testament, gave Man dominion over Earth, etc., not bonobos, as God's Chosen People. Humans can build houses, villages, and whatever upon bonobo territory. It is God's Will that bonobos lose the land upon which they have lived for thousands of years, and they'd know that if they cared to read the Bible.

Unless your bonobos can somehow assemble the firepower to prevent said encroachment, your theory is correct. Bonobos "rights" under a conservative regime are directly proportional to the caliber of their largest cannon. The Swiss, US, Israelis, British and French sell high-quality weapons which could guarantee bonobo security for the foreseeable future if they only cared.

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

If they don't care to arm themselves, defend their liberties, protect their homelands, then they clearly don't have an interest in retaining said liberties.

It's too bad. It's a rough world out there, and the sooner they realize it the better. It's called "compassionate conservatism" in the US.

Arf