Recognizing the right of another country to exist is acknowledged as a cornerstone of our rules-based international order. However, no such list of these rules exists and thus none in specific can actually be cited. We therefore find ourselves embroiled in a series of escalating conflicts that were facilitated in order to defend the rules-based international order from countries that exist, but have no right according to the rules. That’s super confusing.
Again, the situation varies so one wonders which rules govern the different lack of rights to exist of these particular countries. For example, Iran is a country that has a general right to exist but doesn’t under its current government, although this government is recognized by the UN and most countries throughout the planet as legitimate. There would seem to be a set of rules in play concerning the scheduled destruction of Iran, but they’re never cited just like all the others.
Next, we have two countries that exist according to the gold standard of existing, which is permanent membership on the UN Security Council. The first is China which seems to have itself mired in an Iran-style conundrum of having a right to exist but not under its current government, which is nevertheless considered legitimate by all countries, including the Taiwanese, who simply weren’t allowed by China to change their name from the Republic of China.
Where things are really worrisome is Russia. The vast majority of the Russian Federation is Slavic Orthodox Christian, but in certain areas there are ethnic and religious minorities. They, therefore, practice multiculturalism, where minorities have regional autonomy, respect for their religious traditions, and no gay parades. In other words, it’s not the multiculturalism we do here. According to the rules, it has both no right to exist under its current government and as a country period.
The USA would appear to be the leader of the rules-based international order, although none has been officially designated. It has, therefore, made the stated objectives of its policy towards Russia to be the overthrow of its government and the abolition of the Russian Federation as a country. In the service of these objectives, various European countries, with a right to exist, are being sacrificed because they can’t exist without an affordable energy supply. Another that also has a right to exist has instead been designated as a zone of cannon fodder.
It’s all very confusing and it would be nice if somebody published a definitive list of these rules. Next, they should print off a copy for each country that shouldn’t exist with the rules it violated highlighted and an explanation of how scribbled in the margins. This could help them understand that their existence is no longer legitimate, and the lives of their leaders are forfeit along with much of the citizenry. That’s what happens in a collapse, just ask the Libyans. They sure could’ve used an explanation of the rules.
These documents could then be politely presented to the leadership of each country. This might persuade them to allow themselves to be hung from lampposts by angry mobs or sodomized to death with a rifle on global television (Gaddafi) as their illegitimate countries descend into anarchy, civil war, and mass starvation.
Ghee golly, I’m jittery the situation will spiral out of control pretty soon. This Putin guy just gave another speech and declared specifically that his country has a right to something it doesn’t according to the rules, of which he’s repeatedly expressed complete bafflement. So, I think I’ve got the gist of the problem.
He’s also made some rather belligerent statements in the past that they’re willing to fight to the death using whatever means at their disposable including nuclear weapons. The Chinese have pretty much promised to do the same thing and so have the Iranians. If we could just print off a copy of the rules, hit them with a highlighter, and fax it over, maybe we could get these guys to chill out.
I’m proud to officially announce my candidacy for the office of Dogcatcher.
The rules are in the Talmud.