The UN condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine today

[BradStevens]

You have called yourself a conservative of some sort multiple times, genius.

 

[hookyIU1990]

Just search for the term conservative posted by him. Be warned, you have to wade through his effusive praise for Liz Cheney as a conservative and multiple posts about his various conservative family members though.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Yep, what the United Nations says, or does, isn't of much consequence in our country with U.N. approval ratings being lower here than in most countries.

When it was formed the U.S. Senate approved of its formation by a 89-2 vote. Given a similar vote today, it probably would barely pass.

Hopes for the U.N. and world peace were high right after the end of WWll. Since then we have had the Cold War, the wars against terrorism, and on going tensions with China, Iran, and North Korea. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia finds us divided on just who to blame.

The rest of the world must look at us and wonder what we will do next. Our rivals have to be pleased.

51 nations started tge UN. Now the membership is 193. Many of the additional members are nations that can’t even govern themselves and regularly deny natural rights. .

 

[hookyIU1990]

51 nations started tge UN. Now the membership is 193. Many of the additional members are nations that can’t even govern themselves and regularly deny natural rights. .

What do you expect from an organization that has a human rights council with China, DR of Congo and S Africa as current members?

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

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Check out this short video. Macron calls out Trump's lie that Europe "loaned" the money to Ukraine, Trump listens with clownish facial expressions and gestures, and Trump then repeats the lie.

Also, Macron - - who obviously has a pair of balls - - doesn't hesitate to call Putin the aggressor. Trump, meanwhile, is afraid to call Putin a dictator.

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If Macron if flaunting'balls' they are his 'wifes'...

 

[CO. Hoosier]

What do you expect from an organization that has a human rights council with China, DR of Congo and S Africa as current members?

Nothing. I don’t expect anything from it.

That said, in some areas I think the UN has done some good work. The World Food Programme, for example. And individuals, like Kofi Annan were good people.


But by and large the UN is a scandal-ridden waste of time and money.

 

[BradStevens]

Just search for the term conservative posted by him. Be warned, you have to wade through his effusive praise for Liz Cheney as a conservative and multiple posts about his various conservative family members though.

I think you already nailed it pretty well. No reason to gild the lily.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

I think you already nailed it pretty well. No reason to gild the lily.

More like chocolate coating a terd.

 

[HurryingHoosiers]

Yeah

spreading lies must be your forte.

 

[mcmurtry66]

spreading lies must be your forte.

No way can two people be that stupid in the exact same fashion

 

[Marvin the Martian]

We aren’t conceding anything. The U. N. resolution is a total waste of time. It’s a nothingburger. That’s why we should have abstained. By voting no, we give the resolution a kind of legitimacy it doesn’t have.

So if it is a total nothingburger, we didn't gain anything by voting the way we did? The argument exists that voting against Russia would harm negotiations, if no one at all cares, negotiations couldn't be harmed.