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Originally posted by Xugumad
Please don't condemn the UN for failing to act when it's its member states, with the democratic US being as guilty of it as the dictatorial China, who are the true culprits.
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I'm on the same wavelength as you, but I don't think that's a proper argument. The UN is a democratic institution, and, as such, its actions are dependent upon the actions and intentions of its members - just as the actions of our elected officials are, in theory, dependent upon the intentions of the people. The difference is that the UN is a bit more of a direct democracy (with the states as the citizens) than a representative one (like we have).