The Arab nations are putting to a vote a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, knowing it will be vetoed by the United States.
I mean, the infrastructure has been actively falling apart for years, people can’t afford the fuel to get to work, half of the country is actively trying to sabotage the rest of it…
You don’t, and because of that the UN is losing its relevance. It was never perfect, but it’s increasingly sidelined by major powers that will just do whatever they want. The Palestinian genocide shows us that it is unable to stop a genocide, the war in Ukraine and previously the war in Iraq show that it can’t stop powers from just invading whomever. Even as a forum it is losing relevance, with smaller groups like the G7 and BRICS, or regional blocs like the EU and ASEAN becoming the source of new international policy.
How do you knock the biggest military power of the world of its pedestal?
History says it will probably happen due to economics.
I mean, the infrastructure has been actively falling apart for years, people can’t afford the fuel to get to work, half of the country is actively trying to sabotage the rest of it…
My money’s on 2050, at the latest.
You don’t, and because of that the UN is losing its relevance. It was never perfect, but it’s increasingly sidelined by major powers that will just do whatever they want. The Palestinian genocide shows us that it is unable to stop a genocide, the war in Ukraine and previously the war in Iraq show that it can’t stop powers from just invading whomever. Even as a forum it is losing relevance, with smaller groups like the G7 and BRICS, or regional blocs like the EU and ASEAN becoming the source of new international policy.
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