Now the real reason the French/Germans/Russians opposed the war becomes apparent once again. We snuffed out one of their best customers. Shouldn’t have been selling military related equipment to a nation under a UN embargo, anyway, but I guess that’s irrelevant. Europeans are free to ignore the UN when convenient.
UN control of the Internet? I can see the rules now. Every 5th e-mail sent MUST denounce Israel. Well, since Al Gore invented it, who better then Kofi Annan (sp?) to administer it.
The UN is great. Saudi Arabia lets a school full of little girls burn to the ground, killing all involved, because their fire fighters aren’t allowed to mingle with “single women” due to Morality issues… and the UN is silent. But every time an American Soldier flicks a booger on the ground, the UN calls for an investigation. The UN has become an “I hate America/Israel” forum. I used to think that at the very least, it was good to have representatives of all these nations in the same room talking. Now I’m not sure it’s even worth that.
And with regard to the UN and the EU, where do their legitimacy come from? I’m a big believer that legitimacy of governments flows from the people on up. Legitimate elections are the implementation of the voice of the citizens. So how is the UN a legitimate voice for anything, unless it’s power flows, through governments, from the people? And where to the fat, chocolate munching Belgian bureaucrats get off thinking they can rule the world by decree from Brussels? I don’t think we should acknowledge the EU in any way, until it’s run by elected officials.
Note to ML… Become a Belgian bureaucrat. That’s your path to eventual power. There’s no accountability for the EU, so all you need to do is rise to power there, declare yourself leader of Europe. Chose whatever title you want, let’s say Chancellor for arguments sake. Don’t renounce your American citizenship. Once you’re ML of Europe, then use your financial assets to win the Republican nomination for president. Let’s be real, enough money will by you anything in the GOP. And you can raid your European coffers. Once you are both ML of Europe and President of the US, you can throw off your Chancellors robes and declare your self Darth Maximus, Dark Lord of the Sith, Imperious Leader, or whatever you want.
