Giant mix up here. When I read “Emirate” I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad.

A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There’s a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren’t real countries.

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I swear there is a page on Wikipedia about the country of Dubai.

“Out of the ones you mention, Dubai is in fact not a real country and I have not seen anyone claim that it is;”

I swear to god I read a wiki article about the state of Dubai. I’ve also seen other people talk about it as if it’s a country.

“As for Latvia, no idea whatsoever what you’re talking about.”

A lot of communists don’t like the three Baltic states, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. They calm there not real countries for some reason. They say the same for the Ukraine.

“So the question as asked is unanswerable because you’re giving confusing and inconsistent examples.”

The examples I gave didn’t matter. I was asking a broader question about what makes the country legitimate or not.

But on Wikipedia it says it’s a country?

That’s what I’m asking.

To punish the wrongdoer in a fair and just way and protect the public.

But it’s something you didn’t ask for nor have the option to decline. The whole point of payment is that you choose to pay it.

I’m not asking for justifications for tax I’m asking for a reason to why it’s not theft.