alt Hacker NewsAh, but then who can?
I think my assumption that the legitimacy of a government rests in the eye of the beholder is pretty reasonable.
Ah, but then who can?
I think my assumption that the legitimacy of a government rests in the eye of the beholder is pretty reasonable.
Your original comment is justifying the bombing of a foreign country and kidnapping of its leader, not whether a leader can be seen as illegitimate. That is not reasonable at all.
Step out of your American exceptionalist bubble for a second. How would you like if the inverse were true? There's some shady elections in US so Venezuela decides to throw bombs on Washington. How would you enjoy that?