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I think when a nation is in a civil war other nations can pick a side and they are not violating sovereignty. Also random individuals can pick a side and also n
by fastball 5y ago
I think when a nation is in a civil war other nations can pick a side and they are not violating sovereignty. Also random individuals can pick a side and also not be violating sovereignty.
Knowing what is allowed behavior is predicated on their being some clear central entity to dictate it. If there is none, then...
- reillyse 5y agoI think that idea is fundamentally wrong. Essentially that means that if there is a governmental conflict might is right. So wait for any dispute (the example I gave of trump disputing election results suffices) and then invade. That doesn’t seem to be how things should work.
- fastball 5y agoA "dispute" is not at all the same thing as a literal civil war and/or actual power vacuum. And yes, when existing power and societal structures fail, might is right. That is how the world works.