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The world where the big powers follow at least some rules is better than the world where they follow none. So it was worth the attempt. And it somewhat worked
by AnimalMuppet 10mo ago
The world where the big powers follow at least some rules is better than the world where they follow none. So it was worth the attempt.
And it somewhat worked for 80 years. Yeah, not perfectly. Yeah, you can point to all the failings. Still, the postwar world was one of the more orderly and peaceful 80 year spans in international relations. The US was perhaps the least assertive hegemon in history. (Sure, not totally unassertive, but enough less assertive than the norm to actually matter.)
It remains to be seen where we land after Trump. Perhaps something can be salvaged, or perhaps it's just the law of the jungle from here on out.
- SilverElfin 10mo agoIt’s amazing how quickly people are attacking the post WW2 order to justify colonizing Venezuela. It feels a lot like the playbook to undermine the press - or maybe the postal service. First attack the UN, take actions to undermine it, then say it isn’t working. But also I do think the UN’s focus on fringe things was leading it to a place where it was vulnerable to such attacks.