It truly amazes me that US still refuses to ceasefire after more than 20 000 normal civilians of the Palestinian people have been murdered by the Israeli government.
This has nothing to do with either “self defense” or “defeating” Hamas anymore.
Because they support the actions of Zionist Israel. The US talk about getting in aid and of humanitarian ceasefires but they still give them billions of dollars and weapons.
They also inked deals for gas/oil exporting rights to the Gazan coast.
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Why is veto still there? How the hell is the US or any other veto country superior to others? How does their opinion matter more than what the majority of the world thinks? This veto thing should be abolished for good.
The un is about making countries feel heard while the super powers run everything. It's not about equal rights.
The UN is practically ran by America so chances are low it will change against its interests.
Aside from lip-service the only time it will intervene is when an African dictator backed by Western powers is facing a revolution.
I still like it because it forces countries to vote on something and openly show where they stand on subjects. But it doesn't have much practical value.
Its not run by the US, but by all permanent members. China and Russia are doing the same shit, see Ukraine for example.
No it's practivally ran by the US.
This interview with ex UN employee Craig Mokhaiber explains it well.
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Because international law and order is more of a ‘here are laws that I order you to follow’ when it comes to the relation of powerful countries to weaker countries. It’s a joke.
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Can we just get rid of vetoes? What’s the point?
The veto and permanent seats are there to keep the superpowers in the UN organization. If you take away the veto, then US, Russia, etc would probably just say they don't recognize the authority of the security council, and then go do their own thing.
This veto mechanic kept the US and USSR in the room and at least talking to each other throughout the entire cold war. That's gotta be worth something.
It's worth nothing and it shows time and time again.
We don't know what it's worth, because we aren't living in an alternate universe where the US and USSR weren't in open dialogue through the cold war. We're still in the pre-WWIII reality (for a few years, at least).
Nah, we don't need to be living in an alternate reality. It's useless and never helps. The countries permanently on the security council always have an interest in any war that happens. So every resolution worth a damn is getting instantly vetoed by one of them. All it is, is facebook's "thoughts and prayers" on the geopolitical scale.
They could try, but something tells me that vote would get vetoed.
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