Thursday, August 23, 2018
National Sovereignty
After the 30 Years War, in 1648, Europeans decided that going to war over other people's internal affairs was no longer fun, and they signed the Treaty of Westphalia, which guaranteed that every country had a right to determine for themselves their own form of government.
National sovereignty is also the basis for the United Nations Charter.
For some reason, 370 years after the Treaty was signed, Americans have been persuaded that the USA has the right to tell other people how to run their own countries, and simpleton Americans can be convinced into attacking other countries, or even attacking diplomacy, in the name of Indignation At Those Bad People Over There.
This is medieval thinking. It is time to get past it.
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Brava to your comment on the “War on Diplomacy.” That people can be shocked that the President of the United States and the President of Russia met privately in Finland is shocking in itself.
Why isn’t Putin at Camp David & Trump speaking in the Kremlin? I wager they both want to but are being held back.
Remember the RED PHONE in the Oval Office so commonly seen in 1960’s TV shows & movies? I sure as hell hope that such a thing still exists.
If the Ambassadors are ever recalled, it will be a most ominous signal.
Glad you’re writing again “Wage”; I have missed you. Thanks: John Neathammer - Sherman, Illinois.
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