UN Peacebuilding: Can it work?

[Vercingetorix]

This thread is prophetic. 

http://www.france24.com/en/20110403-ivory-coast-france-takes-over-abidjan-airport-boosts-peacekeepers-unoci

 

[Archonsod]

No, I think history has shown us rather well, that the UN is incapable of efficient action...

That's because the UN was never intended to take action. The idea behind it was to form an international structure to co-ordinate the action of numerous countries working together. A lot of it's ineffectiveness stems from that, responsibilities that countries didn't want to take got foisted onto the UN as a whole, while the power to actually take meaningful action was retained by the member nations.
The security council is a good example.

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

So, basically, it doesn't work because no one wants to take the blame?
Well, that sounds...familiar...

 

[Familyguy1]

No, I think history has shown us rather well, that the UN is incapable of efficient action...

That's because the UN was never intended to take action. The idea behind it was to form an international structure to co-ordinate the action of numerous countries working together. A lot of it's ineffectiveness stems from that, responsibilities that countries didn't want to take got foisted onto the UN as a whole, while the power to actually take meaningful action was retained by the member nations.
The security council is a good example.

Yeah. Its effectiveness seems to be very limited, which sucks because if it worked right, it could possibly be very useful...

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

But you can say the same for communism.

 

[Archonsod]

So, basically, it doesn't work because no one wants to take the blame?

No, because nobody wants to spend time and money on making the world a better place for people who don't vote for them directly.

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

Ah.
Makes far too much sense.

 

[FrisianDude]

Therefore we should nominate someone to rule the United Nations.

 

[Familyguy1]

Therefore we should nominate someone to rule the United Nations.

Preferably not the US, Swiss work? 

 

[Dodes]

you act as the swiss are not schemers as well, I've heard that of that banking system of theirs, no doubt ruled by warlords and terrorists

 

[Archonsod]

Therefore we should nominate someone to rule the United Nations.

The UN already has it's own leadership. It's just emasculated.

 

[Cyborg Eastern European]

We need to replace it with a God emperor or something.

 

[Bulle]

Wouldn't any revolutionaries be aggrevated by foreign power intervention? And why specifically is it conservatives wanting a revolution?

Yes... Conservatives might want a revolution in another country if it means that they can intervene and help with the "reshaping" of the country. Which is exactly why this is a stupid idea.

 

[ealabor]

Wouldn't any revolutionaries be aggrevated by foreign power intervention? And why specifically is it conservatives wanting a revolution?

Yes... Conservatives might want a revolution in another country if it means that they can intervene and help with the "reshaping" of the country. Which is exactly why this is a stupid idea.

Er, this was a discussion about revolution of a country in which the protagonists reside, not a country external. Specifically in this case, Americans in America.

So i'm not sure what you are going on about here.

 

[Elenmmare]

We need to replace it with a God emperor or something.

I'll do it.

 

[Sarejo]

Well, the UN is showing it's teeth in Ivory Coast now. I don't recall seeing them as active.

 

[Theo]

It's France taking lead.

 

[Swadius 2.0]

Go France! Show the world who has the balls now!

 

[Sir Saladin]

We need to replace it with a God emperor or something.

I'll do it.

All hail Pharaoh Alenmare the god and ruler of earth. It has a certain ring to it, can I be a priest?

 

[AWdeV]

You can be a vestigial virgin.