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Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
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Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:20:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

   As for the UN, I can’t recall nearly as many cases of the UN stating that a government was legitimate (dejure governance) as I can recall reports of coups (defacto governance).

Typo!

This should read “wasn’t legitimate” rather than was. That is, the UN hardly ever says anything bad about a government’s legitimacy, compared to the number of coups. So the UN seems to see coups as (at least defacto) an OK way to change governments.

What is the alternative when it is often the people in these countries which can benefit most from what the UN can provide (e.g. direct aid and peace keeping)?

Scott A


   Or so it would seem. Just about every government out there, even ones that almost anyone would agree were imposed without any choice by the citizenry, seems to have a seat there, after all.



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  Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
 
(...) Typo! This should read "wasn't legitimate" rather than was. That is, the UN hardly ever says anything bad about a government's legitimacy, compared to the number of coups. So the UN seems to see coups as (at least defacto) an OK way to change (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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