David Hobby wrote: > >> This would annoy Turkey: their worst nightmare is a Kurd state. > > Correct. So, what's wrong with Kurdistan? > Nothing. But Turkey is one of the most important satellites of the USA :-)
> There should be some nice system of plebescites to let people > organize into the countries they feel like organizing into, > rather than being stuck with historical borders. > Yeah. What about the mexicans in occupied Mexico deciding to secede? :-P It's a complex situation: does the majority of people that live in some region have the right to impose their laws and custums upon the minority? Imagine a city where 70% of the people convert to some crazy cult, and decide that they have the democratic right to constitute a Theocracy. The current system of overpowerful nation states and weak UNO and weak cities is skewed, but I can't see a viable alternative. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
