Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Brokenomics | The Putin Interview" video.

  1. You can pretty much read what Dugin wrote to find what Putin believes. Saying that, the history is moot if a group of people wish to break away and create their own nation, which is self-determination. His other excuse was “denazification,” which is a weak argument, and NATO. The truth is, nations do not war with each other over that, it's about their economies, natural resources, and money. Russia wishes to control those resources in Ukraine, and they also wish to keep NATO at arms length.
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  2.  @GodwynDi  From when the Constitution was first penned, it was understood by the Federalists, around 1812, that the states could leave the union. That idea lasted until it was getting close to secession in the south, and a war breaking out. It's much like the talk of Texas leaving, today. “The Constitution does not directly mention secession. The legality of secession was hotly debated in the 19th century. Although the Federalist Party briefly explored New England secession during the War of 1812, secession became associated with Southern states as the North's industrial power increased.” It's what's called the compact theory, which the Supreme Court said is illegitimate and rejected, because, according to the Constitution, the sovereign is the people, not the states. That is still hotly debated. If the people of those states voted to leave, well...
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