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I disagree that a world war would follow if a true democracy was introduced in the UN, I also suspect that no one would really win, that's the nature of war, everyone loses. Perhaps if a large number of countries were to disassociate themselves from the UN, until full democracy was introduced, and the power to veto be abolished, many of the world's problems would then be solved.
The world has changed, and if the UN does not change with it, then it will become even more irrelevant than it is already.
Surely the Palestinian issue is a humanitarian one, so the problem would remain the same, no matter where the UN was situated, though I do agree, it should not be in the USA.
Certainly, if we take Israel and Palestine as an example,  the same old arguments have being going on for sixty or more years without resolution, both within and outside of the UN, chiefly due to the USA's support for Israel seemingly no matter what they do.
The Palestinians are no different to any other nation, they should be able to have their own homeland, have the areas that Israel has stolen from them returned, and follow their own destiny. America simply does not help the situation, by turning a blind eye, when Israel builds more and more houses on occupied territory, while making seemingly endless conditions upon the Palestinians. The world needs change, and if the UN does not allow that change to happen, democratically, then it is a pointless entity.

You have to feel sorry for the No. 2 official - he's been left in the number two, right up to his neck !

Perhaps the UN should put it's own house in order, before discussing democracy. How can an organisation, where 5 countries have the power to veto motions put to it, claim to be democratic ?
An example is the forthcoming  application for the recognition of Palestine as a state. The USA, apparently, is going to veto this motion, thus depriving the Palestinians of becoming recognised as a state, even if every other country were to vote in their favour.
Surely a more democratic method would be for each member state, to vote, and if the majority are in favour, then the motion is passed. That is democracy, each one having a vote, and the majority of votes wins the motion.

So if she's taking her sewing machine, will she need a work permit ??

ginjag, on 2011-09-10 19:08:46, said:

Well said Ginjag, only thing I would add is give us the same pension rights that UK pensioners retiring in the EEC get, with an annual increase every year, instead of it being frozen. Personally I can't see this being more than a paper exercise.