she hacked youMar 2

You have to decide if you believe there should be international law or not

The Nuremberg trials laid out a very simple idea: the supreme international crime is launching a war of aggression

The UN security council must be rebuilt from the ground up

UN must be wrestled from US control, it must not be allowed to use it as just another weapon, and we must work towards an actual system of international law, one where we are actually equal. the other option is global war

Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 2
@ekis Removing veto power alone could change a lot towards accountability for international war crimes. I'd love to see it fully rebuilt but that's not likely going to get much support; can't see that occurring during my lifetime. I can see removal of veto power getting more support & that could potentially happen during my lifetime.
Show threadPusher of PixelsMar 2
@PhoenixSerenity @ekis would the UN even exists without veto power? The major powers wouldn't join without it.
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 2
@pixelpusher220 @ekis I don't know since it's never happened before. If it's kept the way it is - there's no real point in having UN security council at all anymore. It is a farce of international law.
Show threadPusher of PixelsMar 2

@PhoenixSerenity @ekis no argument. The same reason the West is learning that having one uber dominant partner isn't ideal, the world economy is about to learn the same thing regarding China.

Asymmetry is tough to control. Capitalism's chase of the cheapest everything for profit will be it's demise.

Show threadMs. Que Banh
@pixelpusher220 @ekis There are a few good reasons that I've been saying China is the sleeping dragon who will emerge as new global superpower - since early 1990s. They are sitting back, waiting, while watching USA destroy itself - domestically & internationally.
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Show threadPusher of PixelsMar 2
@PhoenixSerenity @ekis yep. Purely from a political anthropology angle, China is fascinating. They seemingly have found the magic touch between some economic freedoms while still maintaining central party control. And for long enough to get embedded into western economies almost to the point of catastrophic levels of risk to said economies.