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Sean Connery thinks a Scottish nation is a bonnie notion. How about Spain's Basque country becoming a REAL country? And what's wrong with a People's Republic of Vermont? tags kosovo independence vermont democracy succession separatistKosovo's looming independence raises all those questions and more. For starters: Why is statehood OK for some people but frowned on for others? After all, isn't the right to self-determination the essence of democracy itself? picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago |
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The US has officially recognized Kosovo as an independent nation today. Something else for people to fight and get killed over. Because, you know, we can NEVER have enough reasons for that. 2 comments edit related share worldI'm just sayin' picked by moe 8 months ago |
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The proclamation was made by leaders of the breakaway province's 90 per cent ethnic Albanian majority, including former guerrillas who fought for independence in a 1998-99 war which claimed about 10,000 civilian lives. picked by lawrencee 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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Electronic voting machines count about 87% of the votes cast in America today. But are they reliable? Are they safe from tampering? From a current congressional hearing to persistent media reports that suggest misuse of data and even outright fraud, concerns over the integrity of electronic voting are growing by the day. And if the voting process is not secure, neither is America's democracy. The ... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago 8 comments edit related share politics |
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Top political analysts on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Kosovo warning picked by tnebojsa 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
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