[lbo-talk] Re: Blowing Up an Assumption

martin mschiller at pobox.com
Thu Jun 9 20:22:18 PDT 2005


On Jun 9, 2005, at 5:48 PM, Jim Devine wrote:


> me: > >the US government -- which officially speaks and makes policy
> in my name -- doesn't control Tibet or Xinjiang.<<
>
> Ulhas: > Does the principle of self-determination depend on whether
> the US govt controls x or y?<
>
> No, but if I tell China what to do, it seems kind of irrelevant. And
> do I have the right to dictate to China any more than China has the
> right to dictate to x, y, or, for that matter, z?
>

What was the assumption that's being blown up? Assuming the USG is in control someplace?

Martin



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