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"China is a sovereign nation with laws that should be respected." Why?

• fnid2 17y ago
  Because we expect foreign entities doing business in our sovereign nation to respect our laws. The golden rule, so to speak.
  • cb15 17y ago
    Why should 'laws' decreed anywhere be respected? Should laws that are counter to one's values be respected? Should laws that seek to prevent a full human experience be respected? Should we continue to support the artificial constructs of nation-states? Why?
    • light3 17y ago
      >Why should 'laws' decreed anywhere be respected? Punishments! >Should laws that are counter to one's values be respected? From the individual's point of view, they will have a unique risk-vs-reward threshold value for each 'law', and if its smaller then a corresponding risk-vs-reward ratio such as 'the harshness of punishment x rate of discovery / gains from breaking law', then they will break it. >Should laws that seek to prevent a full human experience be respected? I think your question is very general, for example I do not share the values of a psychopath serial killer, even if killing to the killer is their definition of 'full human experience'. >Should we continue to support the artificial constructs of nation-states? Why? To the individual from a practical point of view, supporting or non-supporting is a non-issue - its only when a significant or critical mass of people feel disdain for a government or leadership will change occur, and inevitably it will morph in to another nation-state construct, thats how history is like.