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Iron Mike

7 August 2008 - 12:28pm

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The legitimacy of democracies comes from the consent of the governed; when they act outside their own countries, no such legitimacy applies.

I disagree. Democratic societies elect leaders to represent them at home and abroad. They do not lose the legitimacy of that representation abroad; that's when the representation is most important.

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The reason that decisions of the UN enjoy legitimacy across the world lies not in the democratic virtue of its members, but in its universality.

It's also why it's so impotent to effect change--competing ideologies and interests. Since the LOD (with like-minded ideology and interests) is designed to complement, not supplant the UN, there is an opportunity for synergy not competition.

Now then. When are you going to deal with the REAL issue instead of cutting and pasting other people's work?

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Since you clearly do not support McCain, please make the case for Obama's foreign policy...if you can. It was YOU who started this thread with... "I'll start with John"

When do you plan to move on to YOUR candidate? If you do not support McCain, you are by default supporting Obama because voting any third option will simply be a default vote for either Obama or McCain. Or join forces with our resident anarchist Sprawlkills and rebel impotently by refusing to vote.

I started a thread dedicated to a discussion of Obama's foreign policy, but I notice you have yet to post.