Comments on: America and Israel quit UNESCO over “Palestine” fiasco

By: Adrian Jacskon

Adrian Jacskon — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:23:19 +0000

The UN is a democratic organisation and the majority vote, or a 2/3 majority vote, rules in this democratic organisation.

Australia has just been successful in being elected to the UN Human Right body and was a Security Council member before that.

New Zealand saw Helen Clarke as a finalist for Security General too.

The world is no longer ruled by the USA, and their lackeys, like in the 20th century.

In the 21st century, like it or not, China, India and Russia are the new world powers.

The USA, since the end of WW2, has gone from one military disaster to another (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan), when they are not picking on small nations like Grenada and Cuba.

Economically the USA has been largely responsible for economic catastrophes like the recent Global Financial Crisis and in 1987 the stock market crash.

The USA has neglected it citizens on wages, health care and civil defence.

By: Liat Kirby

Liat Kirby — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:13:55 +0000

Adrian, I take it you have no objection to the UN turning itself into an institution that practises bigotry and injustice, allowing so many of those 190 countries you mention to single out one country, Israel, for continued unwarranted attack?

For you to say that the loss of the USA to the UN is not important is just ludicrous.

By: Liat Kirby

Liat Kirby — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 03:17:44 +0000

Yes, it has been an unmitigated disaster, and rightly so. If it had not been, we would have even more to worry about.

By: Adrian Jackson

Adrian Jackson — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:39:56 +0000

If the USA dont pay their subscriptions to the UN then they should leave the organisation.

The US bullies are trying to use financial bribery to get their way.

Anyhow there are about 190 countries in the UN so the loss of the USA is not important.