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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Actually, Mr. Mephisto, I -am- a Libertarian. I -am- rebelling against my own government ( not violently; the need for that has not been reached and hopefully never will be ), but I am doing my bit.
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Fair enough!
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Secondly; as for these programs -NOT- being "Armed robbery" what else do you call it when a government or organization holds a gun to your head and demands your money? It doesn't matter how noble the purpose; that money was still STOLEN by threat of violence.
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Absolutely, categorically not the case. How on Earth is the UN (an unarmed organization) holding a gun to the United States (the most militarized and powerful nation on the planet)?
In fact, the US "owes" more money to the UN than any other country, if it were to pay its dues as per treaty agreements. Where is the armed robbery?
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As for my description of the UN: what else do you call a body that elects Sudan ( Genocide, anyone? ) and Libya ( Pan-Am 103 ring any bells? ) to the Human Rights Council? What else do you call a body which proposes a thing like the Law Of The Sea Treaty, whereby the 2/3 of the world that's LANDLOCKED can vote on how the 1/3 of the world which uses ship gets to use the ocean? ( This is one of King George II's babies, btw. ) Poland gets to tax Japan to use the Open Seas under this monstrosity; how is this NOT despotism?
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Well, each and every country gets a chance to sit on the Security Council. That's the way the system works. They'll be gone in 6 months.
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Finally, nofnway asked for opinions; I gave mine. I can provide a more thouroughly researched and sourced opinion if you'd like; I'll post it first thing in the morning. For now, I'm going to bed.
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You're absolutely right. I guess I could have worded that a bit better.
Mr Mephisto