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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: neolib who wrote (198175)8/19/2006 1:55:31 PM
From: Sam  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
But this in no way justifies letting whites have all the power in Africa. The fact that a transplanted nation can thrive democratically and technologically in the ME does not justify placing it there anymore than taking an island of territory in the middle of black Africa and letting it be an advanced white nation makes sense.


"...in no way justifies"
"... makes sense"
Well, when you talk about "justification" with respect to countries, you get into some murky waters. Though I know we take the existence of countries and boundaries and ethnic identities for granted these days. If you do some research on the Treaty of Westphalia, you'll see that that wasn't always so.

The fact is, Israel was created by the UN. The Arab states carved out of the Ottoman Empire have as little or as much legitimacy as Israel does. Look into the "justification" for the Gulf States while you're at it.
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