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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So, if any of your local religious leaders is a pedophile you lose your right to self determination? That will massively reduce the number of sovereign countries. To 0.

[–] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

If that happens good? Why do we think having countries and borders that creates strife a good thing? If we eliminate all borders and are just humanity I see that as an absolute win.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

Humanity needs to be way more interactive globally than it currently is, and for a good long time. Forcing elimination of borders and nations without having a basically uniform global culture - and probably language - is a "bad idea."

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space -1 points 3 months ago

It’s a good thing that communist parties are immune to having sexual predators in their ranks.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 3 months ago

So, you are telling me that in your enlightened opinion imperialism is a great thing and decolonization was wrong? That's a take...

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If the country is a theocracy run by a ruling class of slave owning pedophiles, yes, that government deserves to go away. Serfdom is bad.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And does it deserve to be colonized? Because you are basically justifing imperial colonization.

[–] highalectical@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago

It's not colonized, so your question is irrelevent.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

right to self determination

jagoff

China freed the Tibetan people from serfdom imposed by a feudal religious state.