Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by greenavocado on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:27PM
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The only thing that matters is what the guys with the guns want to take from you
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by goatlover on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:04PM
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That was certainly the case on The Walking Dead with the various surviving communities. But we should hope the actual world would operate a little more lawfully than a post-apocalyptic free for all.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by terminalshort on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:17PM
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The law is only lawful because the guys with guns say it is
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by goatlover on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:39PM
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So Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be legal if Russia wins? I doubt most people in the West will see it that way. Might makes right has never been a good basis for law.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by terminalshort on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:08PM
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I would argue that the concept of "legal" has no meaning in this setting. But if Russia wins in Ukraine, everyone will call it illegal, and nobody will do a damn thing to push them out. Eventually the world will recognize it as Russian territory just like they recognized it as Soviet territory and part of the Russian Empire before that. So yeah, it will be legal.
Correct. The UN charter is a piece of paper.
Pieces of paper don't do anything. They are not magic spells that enforce anything, and they only matter in so far as they are enforced by other actors with real power.
If you want to talk about what other countries with a military or trade power might do, go ahead. But the piece of paper is rarely relevant at the international stage.