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Thanks, but no thanks. I very much prefer the right of peoples to self-determination. Sovereign nations may then enter multilateral treaties (if they so wish)
by throwaway744678 7y ago
Thanks, but no thanks. I very much prefer the right of peoples to self-determination.
Sovereign nations may then enter multilateral treaties (if they so wish) to handle these matters.
- tenebrisalietum 7y agoDevil's advocate: Do countries have the right to be dictatorships or fiefdoms where few control most of the wealth?
- timoth 7y agoIt seems that in most countries few control most of the wealth, regardless of whether they're dictatorships or democracies.
- throwaway744678 7y agoSure, this is a good question. You'll note that few peoples actually choose to live in a dictatorship. Moreover recent history has shown that external countries (even with a UN mandate) throwing over dictators for the supposed benefits of the people rarely ends well for everyone. There's undeniably a conflict between the "right to interfere" and the sovereignty of nations. I am afraid we won't solve it here in a few Internet posts!
- msla 7y agoCountries don't have rights, they have powers, and derive those powers from keeping the governed from revolting. Natural law and so on is a justification for revolution, but realism is how things work.