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> Beijing is violating an agreement lodged with the UN. Oh how I wish this mattered, but the UN has time and time again proven itself to be the world's most ex
by dmitrygr 7y ago
> Beijing is violating an agreement lodged with the UN.
Oh how I wish this mattered, but the UN has time and time again proven itself to be the world's most expensive essay-writing club and little more. What exactly are they going to do?
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> What exactly are they going to do? Nothing. As you said, the UN is toothless. What having an agreement lodged with the UN does is properly escalate this into an international issue. That makes it easier for governments to react. Those reactions could be harshly-worded statements, diplomatic mediation or even the threat of sanctions.
- kazen44 7y agoPeople seem to mistake the UN for what is truely meant to be. The UN is not some government which can enforce agreements. Its mainly a "meeting room" for global and local powers to resolve conflict if they wish. At the end of the day, this is still hugely important to prevent unnecessary war or conflict, but the UN is still bound by the actual realities on the ground, not the legal framework that sits above the reality.
- fdjlasdfjl 7y agoAbsolutely. The League of Nations failed explicitly because Italy and Japan told everyone else to fuck off. The UN Security Council is the only real teeth which is why every superpower has a seat at the table. Its for fucking poor nations and nothing else.
- azernik 7y agoIt can act very decisively and strongly... when it's not trying to go against the interests of a veto-holding member of the Security Council. Can do a lot to Iran, can't do a lot about China.