Might doesn’t make right it never does. Would the british have been right had they won the war for independence. would all of Jeffersons words been wrong? What every force you exert on them, free people have the right of self-governance. did you go to school in the soviet union?
” Would the British have been right had they won the war for independence.”
It isn’t an ethical question, as war has two sides equally wanting to be victorious. Just because the reasons are good, doesn’t mean you will win the armed aspect of an independence movement.
War vetoes or ratifies the rationality for the two combatants. When I say “right makes right”, it isnt a personal value of mine, it is the reality of the situation. Rush has said the same when he said that the world is governed by the aggressive use of force. Not that the force is right or wrong, just that it IS.
You can easily say as well that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For ever move for secession, that isnt a mutual decision with the central government, there will be an attempt to stop it.
Free people dont have the right of self-governance, they have a right to TRY. A right denotes a permission for independence without interference, which we know is not how this really ever has worked.
“did you go to school in the soviet union?”
Now, now, don’t straw man. I honestly just see the dynamic of this from both sides.