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Military power is a requirement for international politics. Do you think counties summit to laws because of what? If no one can over power then, they have to a
by gcb 14y ago
Military power is a requirement for international politics.
Do you think counties summit to laws because of what? If no one can over power then, they have to abide to no law. UNis just to cut costs for the dominating military powers.
Want something done? It costs less to send some talker to tell about the power you can mobilize than to mobilize that power at once.
- guelo 14y agoThat's a very cynical point of view that was the cause of much death before the creation of the UN. There used to be this ideal about what the UN meant including respect for international laws. How can we credibly complain that Iran is violating a UN resolution at this point? If we're moving back to a might-makes-right world we are doomed to a future of new world wars and untold carnage.
- gavinlynch 14y ago"If we're moving back to a might-makes-right world we are doomed to a future of new world wars and untold carnage." In my view, we never left a "might-makes-right world". It's the underlying reality of human existence and human nature. And yes, that absolutely does mean that our future holds new world wars and untold carnage. Is it a particularly happy thought? No, not really. But it's part of the human experience.
- woodall 14y agoPhilosophicalness: -5 Craziness: 982374982374082348912823 You guys need to get off the internet and into the real world a bit more.