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Actual question: why in the fuck can the US veto actions by the UN? Can other countries veto as well? Or is it only the US that can do that with the implied threat we’d swing our militaristic dick around or something?
EDIT: Thank y’all for replying and informing me and any other readers about why this is a thing. You guys are da real MVPs 👊
The US is a part of the security council, which gets automatic veto power.
Yes, the other countries are China, France, Russia and the UK. These are the Security Counsel states of the UN, seen by many as a peace-keeping organization.
Wikipedia notes that
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@Poggervania
All the states in this council can do it. But when you're a permanent member like US, it's much easier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council?wprov=sfla1
@return2ozma
I want you to think about how, when you posted this, jou were swearing and upset about this thing you admittedly knew nothing about.
That's your lizard brain swearing and reacting. Then your human brain took over and you asked good follow on questions.
Might is right. Money is power.
Equality is a myth and the rich never lost their control.
Lmao you clearly don’t understand how the UN works, they’re part of the committee they all get to vote for or against
You’re right - I don’t.
That’s why I asked instead :)
Russia has been vetoing peacekeeping forces in Novorossiya since 2014, for example. China has been vetoing investigations into Uyghur genocide too. Also this particular resolution is fucking stupid as is the whole Arab-world sponsored money laundering machine of Palestine rights council of the UN. People don't understand that "supporting Palestine" is literally the same as supporting Vova, Xi, Kim, Assad and Khamenei since they're all the same totalitarian terrorist axis.
You're disgusting.
He's literally correct and you just don't know enough about the UN to understand that.