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The measure received 14 votes in favour, with the US the sole member to reject it. However, because the US is a permanent member of the council, it has the ability to veto any resolution brought forward

Unlike several previous resolutions regarding a ceasefire in Gaza, Wednesday's measure was brought forward by all 10 elected members of the Security Council.

The US has vetoed four previous attempts at calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, on most occasions being the lone vote against the measures.

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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Why are they even allowed to vote over their own war? Oh I meant Israel's. My bad.

[-] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago

Anyone who can't see America's true colours by now is simply refusing to look

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Bruh

Lame duck presidency and can't even do the right thing

Ducks aren't even this lame

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago

Shows he and the Democratic leaders never intended to end the genicide. Just another sign the democrats no longer support anyone but the oligarchy. Yes the Republicans are worse by alot but people that are anti genicide, anti oligarchy, anti fascism, anti authoritarianism, etc don't have a party to vote for. Only the level of oppression they will see in the next 4 years.

Imagine a person having to choose between losing 2 of their limbs or losing all 4 limbs.

Democrats are basically the ones wanting to cut off 2 of your limbs

Republicans want to cut off all your limbs.

Thats what is is. I mean I voted against the party that wants to cut off 4 of my limbs, but I'm just sad that there isn't a party (that can actually win elections) that is saying "we don't cut off any of your limbs".

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 24 points 2 days ago

As long as you keep voting limb cutters, they have no motivation to stop cutting limbs. Not voting for limb cutters is the only way to make non limb cutting get on the ballot

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[-] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 72 points 2 days ago

What absolute pieces of shit. Can't even bother to do the right thing when it doesn't even matter anymore.

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[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Wtf is wrong with these people. I only voted for them bcz the alternative is a fascist piece of shit. I fucking hate this country.

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

So that "Ceasefire" talk under Harris was bullshit eh?

No way to know, she never will be president, nor have had say in any of it.

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

She is literally vice president, and also had Q&As with the population saying she is in full support of Israel.

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[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

And so every third party voter is vindicated.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Is there any future where the Security Council is abolished?

Like, where everyone gets tired of this shit from the U.S, Russia, and China, and Europe uses their weight to end it?

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The thing about the UN generally, and the Security Council in particular, that people don't understand it that its principal isn't to end war globally, but to end global war.

The Permanent 5 members of the security Council and their veto power are a huge part of why it's been sucessful. The veto prevents the UN from engaging in military actions against the interests of a nation that can withstand an extended military conflict with the rest of the world.

And it has worked remarkably well so far. While military conflict and imperialism are still around, the scale of conflicts have significantly decreased. The superpowers no longer engage in direct military conflicts that kill 50 million people, and when one gets uppity the rest of the world.engages in economic and diplomatic isolation instead of war.

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