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> Assent obtained through diplomatic pressure from a much larger country does not count This is a pretty absurd statement and use of the no true Scotsman falla
by grumple 5y ago
> Assent obtained through diplomatic pressure from a much larger country does not count
This is a pretty absurd statement and use of the no true Scotsman fallacy. If that's the case, you'd just say "No diplomacy from the US ever 'counts' because they are bigger/more powerful / whatever".
- whatshisface 5y agoIt's more of a "no true unicorn" than a "no true Scotsman." I cannot think of a single act of international aggression that was truly justified, in the high-minded sense of "international law," only ones which had assent from the allies of the aggressor as well as non-allied states they were able to pressure into going along with it.