Comment by PlanksVariable
5 days ago
Thanks, this is a more convincing argument than insisting that we must respect the sovereignty of a unelected dictator.
5 days ago
Thanks, this is a more convincing argument than insisting that we must respect the sovereignty of a unelected dictator.
No serious person actually argued the category error of respecting the sovereignty of a dictator but rather respecting the autonomy of a a nation and a people. And the empirical historic reasons are WHY this principle/heuristic ought to be followed, even if those did not articulate that.
It's a litmus test for conservative value systems since anyone who paid attention in high school social studies and history should have at least passing familiarity with the arguments.
Claiming we must honor the autonomy of people who have had their autonomy stripped away by a dictator is just as silly as saying we need to respect the sovereignty of the dictator himself.