Interesting_Total_98 t1_j0kdi8z wrote on December 17, 2022 at 8:26 AM

Reply to comment by zepprith in Angelina Jolie bows out as envoy for U.N. refugee agency by Worldly_Pirate_9817

The main purpose of the organization is for the most powerful nations to talk to each other. Kicking any of them out would go against this, but I get why she doesn't want to be a part of it.

canada432 t1_j0llr2f wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:24 PM

This deserves repeating because people seem to have real difficulty grasping the concept. The UN is not a world government, it's not a police force, it's not an army. It's a diplomatic forum for discussion to prevent another world war. The UN isn't an exclusive club that people get kicked out of, it's a conference room where countries can talk.

TotalChaosRush t1_j0lqmaw wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:58 PM

There's a bit of a disconnect. Most people are increasingly use to the rules of social media, where if you're calling for the death of a group of people you get banned. The UN however knows that "banning" someone with the authority to carry out their calls of violence doesn't prevent violence, it might actually encourage it.

Nekaz t1_j0na9a3 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 11:32 PM

Ye i vaguely seem to recalll something about the league of nations basically dying cuz they tried to "actually" do certain things the un doesnt and countries like the US were like "nah fam im out". Idk its been too long since high school.

BleachOrchid t1_j0qrwaa wrote on December 18, 2022 at 6:46 PM

Other way around, League of Nations was a gentleman’s agreement with no teeth. It was replaced with the United Nations which has the ability to impose sanctions. More importantly League of Nations required a unanimous vote to pass a decision, UN does not.

carlitospig t1_j0mj4nr wrote on December 17, 2022 at 8:16 PM

I feel like she should’ve understood this the first few years she was helping. The rest of us understood that the UN weren’t some benevolent angel organization.