▲ 28 ▼ Israel-Hamas war: US vetoes UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza - as UK explains why it abstained (news.sky.com) submitted 2 years ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheBiscuitLout@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why the fuck should somewhere as unstable as the US be allowed to veto EVERY OTHER COUNTRY in the UN? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gnutrino@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Because nukes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk [S] 0 points 2 years ago Calling the US unstable is a massive stretch. You might not like what the politics of the US are (or will be after the next election) but the world's largest economy can hardly be called unstable. Lord knows I wish they would do things differently (universal health care, banning guns, a rapid shift away from their politics of intolerance) but that's for them to work out. And I think you know the real reason why they (and we) have the veto. Hint: it rhymes with bunny. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk [S] 0 points 2 years ago Calling the US unstable is a massive stretch. You might not like what the politics of the US are (or will be after the next election) but the world's largest economy can hardly be called unstable. Lord knows I wish they would do things differently (universal health care, banning guns, a rapid shift away from their politics of intolerance) but that's for them to work out. And I think you know the real reason why they (and we) have the veto. Hint: it rhymes with bunny. permalink fedilink source parent