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[Red Leg]

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That is genuinely hilarious.

 

[mark-hunter]

I do not know where the “right of nations to self-determination" came from at all, we do not write about it. They say that Lenin invented it, but isn't there too much blame on him?

@Vashper
In order to define nations right to selfdetermination, here is a short text about it:

Self-determination | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

Self-determination, the process by which a group of people form their own state and choose their own government. According to the United Nations, self-determination is both a right of states to choose their own political and economic systems and a right of peoples to constitute themselves as a...

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The idea originated in French and american revolution.

 

[Wheels]

 

[Vashper]

The idea originated in French and american revolution.

Thanks.
This is often written, but in 14 paragraphs there is no verbatim this concept. It was not in the documents of the revolutions, and, of course, the rights of national minorities were certainly not implied. The exact meaning of the then "right of the nation" was in the freedom of the system of government and the priority of the people over the monarchs.
I searched for what I could, and I got the impression that this "right" was designed with a very pragmatic purpose: to destroy the Central Powers and the Ottoman Empire. Woodrow Wilson, in my opinion, at the beginning of 1917, accumulated the wishes of the allies, the Entente in the first place, and put forward a list of nations that would receive the right to a state. Among them were political ones, for example, the nation of "Czechoslovaks" was constructed, at the instigation of Masaryk, however, by agreement with some Slovak politicians. But even before that, there was the consent of the tsarist government to the autonomy of the Poles (in 1914). Maybe under pressure from Allies, and maybe not.
Well, the wording of this right in the UN documents is clearly seen to be contradictory.
The main problem with the rights of nations is that there is no clear definition of a nation. If they are just citizens of one state, then any separatism is illegal. If this is a community united by language, then the English king was right, and the American settlers were wrong... an endless theme.

 

[Vashper]

I was reading where China developed a fusion reaction that was 5 times the temperature of the Sun. It only happened for a short time. If there a big fusion breakthrough the oil producers of the US, Russia, and the Middle will take a huge hit. Oil won't be worth much.

In chemical cabinets, the slogan "Oil is not fuel, you can also heat it with banknotes" often hangs. It belongs to the great scientist Mendeleev. Oil and natural gas are unique raw materials for the synthesis of plastics, and for a long time, until the reserves are exhausted, they will be in demand by industry. Although it's worth being happy for successful Chinese, cheap energy is important. Especially for countries with a harsh climate and high heating costs.

 

[mark-hunter]

@Vashper
Yes, apparently the nation is not defined.
If the idea of nation selfdetermination came with american and french revolution, it came in the moment when in America the slavery was legal, and not challenged. So, at the begginng, the principle applied to state, but not "nation". And of course, what about native tribes?

I find the correspondnece of you and red leg very meaningful, and thank you for particiapting on forum.

 

[Vashper]

This is interesting to me. It is not for nothing that the plot about getting into a parallel space is popular in world literature. There are a lot of interesting things for a curious person, in addition to topics about rifles (you won't find much anywhere else at all): not only other facts, views, but also the agenda.
And here, besides, real people: in other accessible English-speaking communities, for example, in the comments to the media, most of the entries are from staff members of the same media, from some propagandists, or even some crazy.

Well, besides knowledge, there is a lot of fun. Here's the truth from another forum where Democrats hang out:
Biden... far more likely told Vlad that we know where his offshore money is and will take that, will lock him out of SWIFT and prohibit American companies from giving him access to 5G tech. Russia becomes a lower-tier third-world economy and Vlad goes broke overnight and the oligarchs lose billions and billions of dollars.
--- Yes. outside joke world, I think there will quite a few countries leaders telling him similar.
--- That would be a wonderful solution if anyone had the stones to do it.

 

[Vashper]

....
. So, at the begginng, the principle applied to state, but not "nation". And of course, what about native tribes?

I understand that at certain stages the tribes were completely considered as subjects, contracts were concluded with them, and they were granted relative independence (within certain limits). Except for the "five tribes", from which assimilation was expected due to their civility.
I even think that in general the topic of "nations" in the ethnic sense is a topic of Modern history, and its origin is deliberately obscured, because the topic of nations is an important element and even the source of Nazi doctrine. Which in itself is not an artifact only of the 20th century, but also not much older, not earlier than the middle of the 19th century.

 

[PARA45]

 

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[Wheels]

 

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[Boyd Brooks]

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I know I would be so thrilled to accept the job because I fit some political vision. I sure wouldn’t want a job based on my ability, skill and experience. What satisfaction would there be in that!

 

[Wheels]

 

[Wheels]

Ottawa this weekend is a remake of a Monte Python skit.

 

[Vashper]

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By the way, promising thermonuclear technologies involve the consumption of lithium (to produce tritium), that is, it is also a non-renewable material.

 

[Tbitty]

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I hope Tom Brady will replace Joe Biden. ... I don't know $hit about Tom's politics, but I'm 100% positive he can't do any worse.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

A CNN video on Russia-Ukraine that's fairly interesting.

Opinion: These maps show why Putin might want to invade Ukraine | CNN

As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, journalist and writer Tim Marshall examines the geopolitics and geography of the region, and what the scenarios could be if Putin decides to invade

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