Unfriending due to Political Differences

[SuaveSocialist]

StarDoor said:

WolfpackN64 said:

The western powers were all, at some point in time at multiple levels terrible to their colonies. They also took the right of these people to self-determination. Most western powers continue to economically dominate the third world countries and the relegation of the third world countries to the economic periphery of the worldsystem has kept these countries from developing, it has not aided them to do so.

1.  Just wondering, since you believe in self-determination, would it be okay if white people set up explicitly white countries?

2.  And since Western powers are still economically dominating the Third World, should we just end international trade with the Third World to end the domination?

 

1. No, it would not be okay, for doing so would violate the basic human rights of the existing inhabitants or those seeking to immigrate (also a basic human right).  Human rights violations are violations against basic self-determination.

2.  No, ending trade would not be ideal.  Implimenting fair trade in its stead would be ideal and factories (belonging to a First World corporation), etc, should be held to the highest safety and environmental standards among the nations of the UN.  If anything should be ended, it is meddling with the sovereignty of these countries.  Political intervention should be limited to humanitarian efforts unless their government requests assistance in other areas---in these cases, neutral third parties should act as mediators/observers to ensure abuses don't occur on either side.