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BumRushDaShow

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14. I for one
Sat Apr 1, 2023, 11:12 AM
Apr 2023

have ranted about the Security Council's "permanent members" configuration as a vestige of a world that no longer exists and that should be replaced with a different definition of "permanent members" that would represent each populated "geo-political continent" (necessarily excluding Antarctica and Australia, the latter only being a single country that could fall under "Asia" or be included in something named to incorporate the relevant Pacific islands with Asia).

I.e., have one "seat" each for ALL countries within "North America", South America", "Africa", "Europe", & "Asia" as your "5 permanent members". Those countries making up these groupings can rotate into/out of acting on behalf of that "permanent member" position for whatever timeframe is decided.

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Get a load of this crap [View all] Javaman Apr 2023 OP
The UN has lost its way. Boomerproud Apr 2023 #1
E. Roosevelt would recognize it easily. jaxexpat Apr 2023 #8
That is exactly what they want people to say. edisdead Apr 2023 #29
...K&R... spanone Apr 2023 #2
Actually, they should be expelled from the UN as a Terrorist Nation. Fla Dem Apr 2023 #3
The Nuclear Blackmail Club has its own set of rules. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #4
is it allowed b/c ukraine is not one of them? (UN) nt orleans Apr 2023 #5
The UN was created under very different conditions after WWII. Lonestarblue Apr 2023 #6
The US also needs a way to punish a rogue state like Russia for waging illegal war against HUAJIAO Apr 2023 #13
Exactly. Nobody was there to stop us from invading/massacring Iraq. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #25
I for one BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #14
Hm ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #30
Well my point was to dump individual "countries" as part of the "5 permanent members" BumRushDaShow Apr 2023 #31
i agree barbtries Apr 2023 #7
I never understood why Russia was given a seat on the security council Victor_c3 Apr 2023 #9
Because... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #26
Alarming ⏰ ‼️ If the UN is lost, that's disastrous for the world. live love laugh Apr 2023 #10
It's Russia's turn and can't be helped. These days lots of holes in the laws Hortensis Apr 2023 #11
Trump and Putin have been audits of rule of law and civilized society. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #19
:) Yes. But tRump's out, and Putin's outnumbered...something to 1. Hortensis Apr 2023 #20
Yes, pass/fail evaluation is a good tool right now. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #21
But is the world (& esp the US) making necessary changes? NullTuples Apr 2023 #23
Crazy CrayCray thinking. Joinfortmill Apr 2023 #12
Members Dios Mio Apr 2023 #15
The UN has been redundant and impotent for many many years Bev54 Apr 2023 #16
Reminder Russia didn't exist at the time the UN was established it was thr Soviet Union Historic NY Apr 2023 #17
Right and when the user collapsed Javaman Apr 2023 #28
I've thought more than once KentuckyWoman Apr 2023 #18
I like the idea. Much needed and quite useful for this particular job... liberalla Apr 2023 #24
Remember The Simpsons' "Stonecutters" episode? Qutzupalotl Apr 2023 #22
Well, there is NATO, Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #27
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