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Ok but why shouldn't they be able to secede? Belize doesn't own it.
by collegeburner 5y ago
Ok but why shouldn't they be able to secede? Belize doesn't own it.
- ethbr0 5y agoHow's that going for Chagos? Whose people pretty clearly own their own land, have UN decisions in their favor, and still haven't been able to gain control of the islands. Or, to put it another way, why wouldn't Belize just "do nothing" and refuse to recognize their sucession?
- 323 5y agoThere are two owners to every piece of land: the "civil" owner, and the "sovereign" owner. Belize is still the "sovereign" owner of that island, the ultimate owner that trumps every other one.
- collegeburner 5y agoBullshit. There's 1 owner, the person who owns it. Nations have no claim to govern people who don't want to be governed.
- humanistbot 5y agoOh, bless your heart. Do you think that if you buy a piece of property in downtown SF or NYC, that you can just declare independence from the US and not be subject to US law?
- chmod775 5y agoThat's a nice idea up until the point where Belize's police officers show up on your island because you've been breaking Belizian laws/not paying taxes/whatever. I don't think Belize cares that a bunch of rich white kids are playing pretend on one of their islands. They'll do as they were.