How should we judge the merits of a nation's demand for self-determination?

Question

At what point does this demand become the convern of the international community?

Answer 1

National sovereignty is the cornerstone of American freedom and liberty.  For us to continue to be free in our nation, any nation's demand of self-determination must be given the full respect that we reserved for ourselves when we first made our demand for sovereignty.  Without national sovereignty, our Constitution is a moot point, superseded by the needs of multinational corporations and international groups like the United Nations.  Of course, every demand for national sovereignty should be the concern of the international community, because self-determination is what provides a people with the rights and structure in their government to be productive members of a free world community.