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[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The United States cast the sole vote against, dismissing the initiative as part of a “radical ideological project.”

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168284

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"radical" lost all meaning in the US

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It has. I am just hoping that once cheeto man is out of office that life in the US can progress back to something more recognizable again.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 14 hours ago

You need to flush the system of all his acolytes too.

[–] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago

I saw the US was against it an thought it had to be smth like this. Only americans can look at a problem like "you can't project a 3D sphere onto a 2D plane" and think "waow this is a little too political for me" (I know I'm oversimplifying but u get the gist)

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

In other words, the reasons and explanations were too difficult for the American envoy to grasp.