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On more than 30 occasions, the United Nations Assembly has discussed the blockade against Cuba, which costs the island 5 billion dollars annually, according to some estimates. Every year the resolution is proposed and the whole world, through the vote of the absolute majority of the member countries of the United Nations General Assembly, has condemned the imperialist attitude of the United States towards Cuba.

edit: result of the vote: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/system/cache/media_attachments/files/113/398/372/180/881/996/original/82c4d1f509e933fa.jpg

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[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

So, UN would?

But then all the major powers woukd exit cuz this doesn't suit them, and the UN would be useless again.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

if only the UN wasn't so useless

It's actually a scam that it is pointless. All it does is it creates an illusion of discourse when there is none - the "big boys" will still do whatever suits them best - be it China, Russia, US.

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

The whole point of creating it was so that at least everyone gets to talk.

Any union that would force any sort of rules couldn't exist. But a one with no commitments does exist, and countries talk, and sometimes things happen when it's not in a direct conflict of major powers.

Lemmy somehow always imagines some higher international power existing and also that power somehow ruling in accordance with their beliefs. I'm not sure how they imagine that would actually work and who would enforce the order.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah you say all that and yet the UN is still useless. It hasn't prevented wars. The peacekeepers do jack shit. It's about as effective as thoughts and prayers - after all, everything that can be done is "talk".

this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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