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minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·3 days agoVetoes need to be abolished. But since the veto powers will veto any such motion, the UN is going to stay a toothless tiger.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down3·3 days agothe UN is performing as intended. that is, to maintain power for the old super powers and prevent anyone else from complaining too much.
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·edit-23 days agoA less pesemistic spin is, it is allowing the nuclear armed states of the world to discuss what they agree on (or can at least acquiesce to) without direct confrontation risking nuclear armegeddon.
minus-squarerammer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoNot working so great lately. With the whole red lines thing with Russia and their change of nuclear doctrine.
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 days agoI propose we switch to preferential voting, rolling dice or thunderdome for deciding these matters. Personally, I would really like to see Trump wielding a chainsaw, but PV is my second choice.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 days agoI’d love to see a bare knuckle fight to the death between Trump and Zelenskyy or pretty much any world leader who’s in reasonably good shape. Not necessarily to decide anything, just for shits and giggles 🤷
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI’d love to see Justin Trudeau take on Trump since he has boxing experience
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 days agoThat’s how president Camacho succeeds trump.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoCamacho was a good president. He listened to Not Sure (eventually).
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoYeah, that film was way too optimistic…
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoWould be a significant improvement tbh… Can we just sentence Trump to rehabilitation now?
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThat guy is ripped! If he also has the skills to handle weapons, he would win just about any thundervote.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoNo, after WW3 we will have the Commonwealth of Concord, just like we had the League of Nations, the Concert of Europe, the Peace of Westphalia… :/
Vetoes need to be abolished. But since the veto powers will veto any such motion, the UN is going to stay a toothless tiger.
the UN is performing as intended. that is, to maintain power for the old super powers and prevent anyone else from complaining too much.
A less pesemistic spin is, it is allowing the nuclear armed states of the world to discuss what they agree on (or can at least acquiesce to) without direct confrontation risking nuclear armegeddon.
Not working so great lately. With the whole red lines thing with Russia and their change of nuclear doctrine.
I propose we switch to preferential voting, rolling dice or thunderdome for deciding these matters.
Personally, I would really like to see Trump wielding a chainsaw, but PV is my second choice.
I’d love to see a bare knuckle fight to the death between Trump and Zelenskyy or pretty much any world leader who’s in reasonably good shape.
Not necessarily to decide anything, just for shits and giggles 🤷
I’d love to see Justin Trudeau take on Trump since he has boxing experience
That’s how president Camacho succeeds trump.
Camacho was a good president. He listened to Not Sure (eventually).
Yeah, that film was way too optimistic…
Would be a significant improvement tbh… Can we just sentence Trump to rehabilitation now?
That guy is ripped! If he also has the skills to handle weapons, he would win just about any thundervote.
No, after WW3 we will have the Commonwealth of Concord, just like we had the League of Nations, the Concert of Europe, the Peace of Westphalia… :/