Diplomats walk out on Israeli prime minister’s speech at UN to protest against devastating war on Gaza and latest attacks on Lebanon

Diplomats walk out on Israeli prime minister’s speech at UN to protest against devastating war on Gaza and latest attacks on Lebanon

  • Vertelleus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Cool, but did you stop giving money and weapons yet? No? Then your statement is as effective as “thoughts and prayers.”

      • Vertelleus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Thoughts and prayers for the world?

        The primary purpose of the United Nations (UN) is to maintain international peace and security. It aims to take effective collective measures to prevent and remove threats to peace, suppress acts of aggression, and settle international disputes peacefully, in accordance with principles of justice and international law.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          2 months ago

          brother AI is a solution to “solve all of your business problems with your business and elevate your business to a level above all other businesses” are you unironically reading marketing speak this straight?

          • Vertelleus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 months ago

            The veto power in the UN makes it not functional. When China, Russia, France, The United Kingdom, or the United States veto something it’s done, without debate or “peaceful resolution.”

            Veto power in the UN.

            US using it’s veto power 34 times against ending the war in Gaza.

            Russia using it’s veto power against using war in Ukraine.

            When the big kids in the playground can do everything they want there is no space for debate or peaceful resolution, everyone else just shows up.

            • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
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              2 months ago

              People are indoctrinated to believe that because votes are involved the process is somehow magically subject to meaningful reform and input from the masses.

              A process where people were meaningfully enfranchised wouldn’t need to rely on something so abstract as votes. Voting is a process by which people are convinced to trade in their actual power in exchange for a piece of paper.

              • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                2 months ago

                A process where people were meaningfully enfranchised wouldn’t need to rely on something so abstract as votes.

                how is this one supposed to work? Just curious, since voting seems to be the only real method of direct representation, unless you’re suggesting a global at will military force, which, would be a thing.

                • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
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                  2 months ago

                  Federated communities that make decisions on consensus, with the fundamental rule that “those affected get to decide”.

                  There’s a lot more to it and there’s a lot to unpack in just the above paragraph, but if the only alternative you can imagine is a global military dictatorship then it’s hard to know where to even start explaining it to be quite honest.

    • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The UN definitely has its problems but I’m not going to blame UN global representatives for the US paving the unilateral support for the genocidal terrorist nation state of Israel.