• AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        The US would veto via military action if we couldn’t veto by voting. It’s a bad system, but better than going to war (more than we already do).

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No - they’re why the UN exists.

        The purpose of the UN is to prevent global war. The Security Council veto keeps the UN from taking sides in a military conflict against the interests of a county that can maintain that level of warfare.

        • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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          1 year ago

          Lmao

          The UN was not created to maintain peace. They were the result of a massive conflict. The ability to give financial incentives for peace by restricting powerful nations would make the UN a thousand times more effective.