tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post4498393180896802395..comments2024-03-22T02:37:10.429-05:00Comments on Political Friends: Kick the United Nations out of the United StatesAndy Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03659445086323172664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post-59914174595481141432006-12-24T09:18:00.000-05:002006-12-24T09:18:00.000-05:00I agree that we should treat other nations with re...I agree that we should treat other nations with respect. However, I think many of our problems come from the mistaken belief that all nations are in fact equal. That simply isn't the case. No matter how you define what makes a nation great, there are those that are near the top of the list and those that arn't. That doesn't mean that we should run all over the world and do what we want. It does mean that we stop treating the rulers of Iran and North Korea as valid politicians. They have shown repeatedly that they have no desire to be part of the international community, and it is time to grant them their desire.<br /><br />There are more tyrants and dictators in the UN than there are democracies. As long as the UN continues to think all nations are the same, it will be ineffective.Andy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659445086323172664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35366449.post-48092477141661622282006-12-23T00:18:00.000-05:002006-12-23T00:18:00.000-05:00I am not anti-American at all. I was born here I ...I am not anti-American at all. I was born here I love our Country. With that in mind is believe the following: I do believe the USA is a great county. The greatest, I do not know. That is like saying the granny smith apple is the greatest but you know some people just love those fiji apples as well. The greatest country is in the eyes of the beholder. <br />We need to stay in the UN because we are there for the everyday people. Yes i agree with you that we can feed and provide care for a whole lot of other countries in a direct manner. I think for the UN to work the world needs to, especially the USA, needs to start thinking that every country IS equal. We have found out in our country what happens when we look at people as unequals. We had slavery and the war that came with it. The trail of tears, the irish in NYC, the chinese in the mid to late 1800's the japanese in the mid 1900's. All of those are black eyes in american history. This has happened in world history as well but not enough room to list it all. it has all happened because of a lack of respet.<br />We need to treat every other country that is apart of the UN with respect. I am not talking about giving into the bullies and such like that. I respect the hell out of my Dad but I am scared to death of him. That is what the UN needs. Respect with an iron but judical fist. That is not what a pull out means, a pull out means we are better then the rest and that does not help. I agree the current actions of the UN have been a let down, but a pull out does not fix it. New and better leadership will. Hopefully with a new head of the UN coming in soon we can see a move in the proper direction. Yes i know you are going to say that they (Iran) does not give us respect, the want to kill us. That does not mean we do not give them respect, as a christian is that not what we are called to do, as an american is that not what we pride ourselves in (1st line, 2nd paragraph declaration of independence).<br /><br />"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." ~MLK<br />"A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit."~TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com