[kcar]

They are neither moral nor supreme, and if we have to go it alone along with our allies against Iraq, gotta think the UN's days are numbered.

[gitmo]

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[Z in Oregon]

It is time to dissolve the U.N. and replace it with a U.S.-led Alliance of Nations, which is made up of democracies only.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Great post!

[mikeIII]

Thirty-five percent of the world's population is subjugated by those totalitarian governments.

Even these stats are misleading - exclude the single-vote populations of India and US, and the percentage of world's remaining population subjugated by totalitarian governments would be more than 50%!

[thinktwice]

When did the United Nations become the supreme moral authority of the world?

No group has claim to being a moral authority, because ALL moral judgement comes from within individuals.

Knowing right from wrong is a complex matter that is within the power of thinking individuals to comprehend on their own, but good moral teaching does speed the process in helping to prevent moral, learning curve, accidents.

Religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam claim moral authority within their creeds; but no one can rationally claim that any religion is morally infallible.

That leaves the matter up to the individual, and the importance of good moral training in childhood becomes all the more obviously important.

Unfortunately, American kids are receiving little to nothing in worthwhile moral training from public schools.

At the very least, kids should be taught the non-denominational ethics of eudaemonism -- Airistotle's ethics.

[Drango]

U.N. upholds "dwarf throwing" ban (Who says the UN is worthless)
the UN at work

[wimpycat]

I just watched a pretty good movie on DVD. Rent it if you get the chance. It's called "No Man's Land", about the conflict between the Bosnians and Serbs.

You want to see the UN in action? You want to see how effective they are? Watch this movie. It's really quite good, aside from exposing the effectiveness of the "Smurfs" (what the Bosnians and Serbs called the UN peacekeepers because of their blue helmets).

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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