Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "History of China from the 16th to the 21st Century" video.

Qing China is like that person in a discussion that is so convinced of his superior knowledge that he never tries to learn anything new.
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The British Empire. Arguably the greatest criminal enterprise legally, morally and ethically that has ever existed...
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@alexhubble You're right about there not being a set of international laws to govern the actions, but because someone isn't being arrested doesn't mean that the crimes haven't taken place. Or do you not believe that there have been any incidents of Russian, Israel, US or British war crimes since the inception of the concept. The problem is enforcement, making the laws impotent. Not whether the crimes were actually committed or not. I give you an example: The opium wars. The British smuggled opium into China and later caused a war to be able to force an illegal substance to be sold despite the wishes of the sovereign country. If that's not "legally" criminal, I don't know what is.
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@alexhubble I see your point and it's well made. Sadly, were witnessing it in action today: Take Russia Vs Israel as an example. There is no doubt among legal experts and former UN human rights advocates that they're both committing war crimes, Israel is even accused of outright genocide. But I doubt that a single Israeli (or Russian) will ever be presented to the Hague. It doesn't change the fact that an objective observer would still deem them war crimes, though.
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