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...but contemporary conditions entails a complex and dynamic understanding of ‘axiom’—one which is always already (con)fused as our ‘culture’ becomes more complex—such that it is no longer a singular or internally unified ‘space’ to which we can refer in simple terms such as ‘Tongan’ or ‘Samoan’. Rather, we face various problems from the outset as even our own identities become imbued with contradictions. But contradictions from an external perspective—where they are recognized only in accordance to our relationship with the world—that contradiction refers to the (culturally) asymmetrical make up of our personal identities with the history we are claiming…