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The two against and one abstention is very telling…

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[-] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago

damn the concept of a global government where international conflicts are resolved democratically by all nations and peoples of earth sounds so cool. i wish we had one of those

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 year ago

Works on paper but not in practice

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 56 points 1 year ago

And ghouls get mad when we mention these 2 puppet states lmao.

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 44 points 1 year ago

People on Twitter are pissed when someone mentions Ukraine’s abstention: “they’re a bit busy right now!” As if other countries aren’t dealing with violent conflicts.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some lemmy lib said "they are being invaded" as explanation. When i asked "By Cuba?" they got slightly rustled.

[-] EuthanatosMurderhobo@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's not even about other countries' conflicts. Ukrainian diplomatic corps isn't in the fucking trenches and I'm sure Ze can find two minutes between his lines of coke to chime in.

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You’re right but that’s the “argument” I keep seeing from people. I don’t understand it all.

[-] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 42 points 1 year ago

US, Israel, Ukraine, the actual axis of evil.

[-] Patyk34@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 1 year ago

For which consecutive year has the UN overwhelmingly voted against the US embargo on Cuba now? 23rd?

[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 1 year ago

This happens every year and yet nothing is done about it. That veto power is amazing

[-] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is the GA, no veto power there. It's just the entire UN going "this is against the UN charter, other resolutions of the UN, etc." and the U.S. going "ok"


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[-] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Yeah I went back to read it, no veto. So that just confuses me more because what’s stopping the “international community” from enforcing anything to stop this damned embargo?

[-] Saeculum@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

International law is an anarchist system. If you possess enough power and social standing you can ignore and manipulate it without consequence

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

One could argue that's how national law works too

[-] Saeculum@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

True, though not to the same extent.

[-] SovereignState@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 year ago

Critical support for UN peacekeepers entering the U.S.

[-] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The GA has no such power. It can discuss and recommend on a bunch of stuff, but can't enforce something like a blockade, anything that would effect things. The only body that can do that is the SC (and wouldn't you know it, that's where there is veto)


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[-] hglman@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

It would have dissolved otherwise.

[-] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

31 is what I heard on democracy now

[-] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Plurality since the first one (1992), Majority since 1994, 90% since 2002, according to this:

https://www.ecured.cu/Bloqueo_econ%C3%B3mico_de_Estados_Unidos_contra_Cuba#Oposici.C3.B3n_al_Bloqueo

[-] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

LMAO

  1. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session the item entitled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".

Cuba has been submitting the same document year after year since 1992.


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[-] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 year ago
[-] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

For real. 70 of their employees have been killed by Israel so far and they are like 🤷🤷🤷

[-] caballeroAguila@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 year ago

Every country in the world except two voted Yes. Final result: No.

Truly democtatic.

[-] reazonozaer@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago

US: Look at all those "rogue states!"

[-] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's always projection

[-] AnarchoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

What is the point of these? Seriously, I’m not trying to be dick; I don’t see the point in holding these if the embargo stays.

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