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

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Cool. Now do something that stops him. Going for a coffee won't save lives.

[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The UN is a forum for dialogue. Expecting the UN to do something other than either say stuff or help by mandate supported by countries just shows you don't understand what their purpose is.

Walking out in this case sends the message. If these countries want to do something about it they can, other countries might intervene on Israëls behalf. The UN provides a forum to discuss this kind of stuff. So countries don't end up in wars they did not want.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe so... but I feel like this is one of the biggest mistakes in the post WWII order. Imagine what things would be like if the UN had more teeth (and no security council)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Imagine what things would be like if the UN had more teeth (and no security council)

well then russia would be right about NATO lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't get what you mean.. can you elaborate?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If the UN had those powers, it would essentially be what russia accuses NATO of being. A body with the ability to regulate bodies outside of it's own jurisdiction.

Russia likes to shitpost about NATO being an existential threat to russia/china whatever, even though that's not true. The UN would essentially become this version of NATO. Just not militarily, which is good enough for russia lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes.. good point.. thanks for explaining.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have a hard time imagining how that would work. Because teeth would mean there is a mechanism that could ultimately force countries to supply warm bodies to do enforcement.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Only the US (or Israel's Arab allies bought by the US) can do that and yeah.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The ignorance of this statement makes me embarrassed for you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

That's ok, I don't mind