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If only the democracies would stop funding the UN.

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The UN is American power.

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Defund the UN.

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There is no getting around it that any international body will be weighted towards Muslim states because of the two dozen Muslim Ethnostates.

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The UN , its agencies and other global institutions, have been captured by forces hostile to western capitalism and democracy for some time . The West will get nowhere in returning to stability and prosperity until it realises who its enemies are and then doing something about them . A good start would be defunding and removing the UN . Then set a common defence policy against illegal immigration and return of arrived illegals . Then severely punish common enemies , eg Iran . And so on ….. Only then do we have a chance of surviving and prospering .

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Just leave the UN. We could instead have a Council of Democratic Nations. That might actually be something of use in the world.

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I really liked your article. However, the past 10 months have been difficult, and I’ve frequently heard Kantian principles invoked, often as a basis to condemn Israel. So, Kant isn’t exactly one of my favorite philosophers at the moment (and to be honest, he never really was). During some research, I came across a telling passage in his writings where he speaks about the ‘euthanasia’ of the Jewish people. I understand that the meaning of his words isn’t directly comparable to modern interpretations, and his context was different. Nevertheless, I don’t think Kant would be a good ally to Israel or the Jewish people - and frankly, I’m not so sure he’d be turning in his grave. Perhaps another philosopher?

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Maybe you’re right — I was really invoking him only in the context of his parameters for the League of Nations and how it differs from UN

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It's also funny to see Israel advocates against the Pax Americana regime which is the only reason Israel exists.

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Zionism is the main reason Israel exists, don't fool yourself and define the Pax Americana the *only* reason Israel exists. If only people were able to hold different truths at the same time, given that reality is complex and nuanced. But doing so requires a huge amiunt of intellectual effort so yeah, most people give in to polarization and easy definitions of reality.

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