Expatkiwi wrote:If Self-Determination is an inalienable right, then why won't the Greek Cypriots allow the Turkish Cypriots to exercise it? Can someone please tell me?
If the native Indians of the US march to the White House and demand their
“inalienable right to self determination” as you call it, do you know what’s going to happen?
The janitor, gardener, and a couple of security guards are going to shove them in a dumpster and push them down a hill!
…because the United Nations has NOT passed an international law that gives minorities an
“inalienable right to self determination” as you seem to suggest, quite simply because every Tom, Dick, and Harry would start calling themselves a “minority” and applying for a breakaway state!
The potential for abuse is phenomenal and that is why you'll find that international
"Self-Determination" laws are NON-EXISTENT!