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If I wanted to make a mound of dirt in the UK I could probably take a shovel over there on an airplane ride, does that make me sovereign over the United Kingdom
by stcredzero 7y ago
If I wanted to make a mound of dirt in the UK I could probably take a shovel over there on an airplane ride, does that make me sovereign over the United Kingdom?
Start announcing and asserting your sovereignty by doing things the UK doesn't want you to do, and see how it works out. If you had 10 million devoted and physically fit companions armed with modern weapons and organized into an army, navy, and air force, maybe it would work out.
- whatshisface 7y agoIraq did things the UK didn't want them to do, and it didn't work out. Does that mean Iraq was never sovereign? Is the United States the only sovereign country in the world?
- stcredzero 7y agoIraq did things the UK didn't want them to do, and it didn't work out. Does that mean Iraq was never sovereign? When a government gets conquered militarily, they lose their sovereignty. Note how well the definition works. Is the United States the only sovereign country in the world? No, because the United States can't be bothered to go around kicking everyone's butt all the time. The US often finds it more convenient to cooperate and cajole in various ways. Remember, it also works by "default."
- scarejunba 7y agoSo Iraq was sovereign till it was invaded. Doesn't that just mean Sealand is sovereign too?
- stcredzero 7y agoSo Iraq was sovereign till it was invaded. To whatever extent it was, depending on how acknowledged it was. It's more a matter of degree. Once someplace is invaded and occupied, then the settled answer is definitely "no" on sovereignty.