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For the time that it existed, Yugoslavia worked out quite well, IIRC.
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That's the problem. Iron-fisted governments are no longer in vogue. "Civilized" people don't really like the idea of a government that suborns the civil rights of its people in the interest of keeping them in line. Never mind the possibility that the people who might be subject to such a government tend to ignore the civil rights of their neighbors. Those who benefit most from such a regime are not the ones who live under it.
It sounds kind of like the concept of prisons. If the people inside are not kept under some sort of effective supervision, the ones to suffer most tend to be the ones they hate on the inside, followed by the ones they hate on the outside.
--Baloo
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Yes, Yugoslavia was the country ruled by an iron fist. Not France, the US, Indonesia, Chile, Nicaragua, Batista Cuba, and all the other countries that the US supported.
It reminds me of the old adage. The people in Poland suffered under "communist" rule. The people in Bolivia suffered under "democratic" rule. But no American cared about the Bolivians.
Anyway, the FMMP Forums are back up, so I don't need to continue this conversation any longer :-)
Adios
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A little off topic but here isa list of sites for those who have intrests in navy and other things. http://www.warships1.com/ Great site for many classes of ships.
Anyone have any other sites which are of military intrest? Could someone post any they know of. WOuld love to know of more.
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I got it. DT your definition of supreme law as suh is flawed. True NATO should abide by the dicatates of the Security Council, however a law is only an effective control mechanism when it can be enforced. Currently nothing the UN says can be enforced. Nations that are large enough just do what they like, whether they are members of the security council, nato or anything else. Remember, might is right.
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Exactly. Adolf Hitler proved that. The Jews DESERVED to be exterminated. Hitler and the Nazis had every right to exterminate the Jews from the face of this planet. Why? Because they could. I still don't see why Hitler is considered a monster.
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