Let's break it down a bit: "What are your thoughts" -- already way beyond his paygrade -- "on the philosophy of self-determination" -- again, why don't you ask your dog to expound upon the canine view of Anglo-American analytic philosophy or whether Heidegger's hermetic prose is actually meaningful? You have a better chance of getting an answer. "The idea that just government derives from consent of the governed" -- naturally, totalitarian dims think asking this question means you are a Nazi. assuming your interlocutor doesn't struggle with vocabulary beyond two syllable words, in which case they still pretty much default to making an accusation of racism.