09-27-2018, 05:01 AM
If you believe that the US legally acquired the land of the HK, show us the proof. simple. Dr. De Zayas couldn't find it, can you?
I don't think the problem is finding proof of whether the US legally acquired Hawaii because it would be difficult to prove whether any nation acquired their lands legally. If Dr. Sai's assertion that laws are legally admissible when a majority of nations operate under their provisions (how they acquired their land), this would contradict much of what he claims. But then, if asked, I'm sure he can perform another seemingly logical backflip that will prove this one particular point should be excluded from his otherwise generalized statements on what is acceptable under international law.
He is cherry picking his findings. If you were to study the entirety of international law, and not just the parts Dr. Sai highlights for anyone who will listen, you would most likely come to a broader, more comprehensive conclusion.
Imagine you have a bag of Skittles. Dr. Sai picks out all the green and yellow colors and throws the rest away. He then shows you a bowl full of green and yellow Skittles, and proves demonstratively
that no other color Skittles exist. His proof is based on not showing you all of Skittles, or as it relates in the situation we're discussing, the entirety of International Law.
The trick is, he shows you some Skittles/International Law, and that is how he convinces people to believe it's the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If he were to go into a courtroom and present his green and yellow Skittle evidence, the opposing side would show that red and brown Skittles do in fact exist, and must be taken into account when deciding whether there is more to this issue than just green and yellow candies.
He is not a historian of International Law or the Hawaiian Kingdom, because he fails to present the complete story. He is, however, an excellent debater on one side of a complex issue.
On Tuesday night, 9/18/2018 Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono had another message for the Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee “Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing.” She added in another related comment, “Bull$hit.”
I don't think the problem is finding proof of whether the US legally acquired Hawaii because it would be difficult to prove whether any nation acquired their lands legally. If Dr. Sai's assertion that laws are legally admissible when a majority of nations operate under their provisions (how they acquired their land), this would contradict much of what he claims. But then, if asked, I'm sure he can perform another seemingly logical backflip that will prove this one particular point should be excluded from his otherwise generalized statements on what is acceptable under international law.
He is cherry picking his findings. If you were to study the entirety of international law, and not just the parts Dr. Sai highlights for anyone who will listen, you would most likely come to a broader, more comprehensive conclusion.
Imagine you have a bag of Skittles. Dr. Sai picks out all the green and yellow colors and throws the rest away. He then shows you a bowl full of green and yellow Skittles, and proves demonstratively
that no other color Skittles exist. His proof is based on not showing you all of Skittles, or as it relates in the situation we're discussing, the entirety of International Law.
The trick is, he shows you some Skittles/International Law, and that is how he convinces people to believe it's the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If he were to go into a courtroom and present his green and yellow Skittle evidence, the opposing side would show that red and brown Skittles do in fact exist, and must be taken into account when deciding whether there is more to this issue than just green and yellow candies.
He is not a historian of International Law or the Hawaiian Kingdom, because he fails to present the complete story. He is, however, an excellent debater on one side of a complex issue.
On Tuesday night, 9/18/2018 Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono had another message for the Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee “Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing.” She added in another related comment, “Bull$hit.”
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