Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Can the UN do its Job?
Can the UN do its job? Can it stop wars? Can it stop famine? Can it stop genocide?
To answer these questions you have to look at the issue deeper. Has there been War, Famine and genocide since the UN has been formed? Yes there has been. Has the UN tried to stop it ? Yes it has, but failed most of the time.
The current form of the UN is flawed and weak. The security council wields to much power. And its made up of nations that have different agenda's. Think about the nations on the security council they disagree with each other all the time on their on interests. Darfur Sudan is a classic example. China is blocking anything being done about Darfur because of oil. The UN has tried to get sanctions on Sudans government but has failed every time because of a few nation such as china. So how do we stop the genocide in Darfur? According to what I have seen from the UN we cant.
To answer these questions you have to look at the issue deeper. Has there been War, Famine and genocide since the UN has been formed? Yes there has been. Has the UN tried to stop it ? Yes it has, but failed most of the time.
The current form of the UN is flawed and weak. The security council wields to much power. And its made up of nations that have different agenda's. Think about the nations on the security council they disagree with each other all the time on their on interests. Darfur Sudan is a classic example. China is blocking anything being done about Darfur because of oil. The UN has tried to get sanctions on Sudans government but has failed every time because of a few nation such as china. So how do we stop the genocide in Darfur? According to what I have seen from the UN we cant.
Monday, July 7, 2008
People and the World
Are we that different from nation to nation? Do people feel different in one nation from another? Do we all feel the same pains in life? Do we all long for something better in our lives? Are we not all Human beings?
Sometimes I wonder, what would it take to unite the whole world. Can it be done? Will it ever happen? Would it take something out of this world to do it ?
-Mike
Sometimes I wonder, what would it take to unite the whole world. Can it be done? Will it ever happen? Would it take something out of this world to do it ?
-Mike
Is the US goverment broke?
Is the goverment of the US broke?
1. Only two parties are really in power. Usually the two extremes Liberal vs. Conservatives Moderates are left out. This is very dangerous. Why do we as americans limit ourselves to these two choices? This has lead to bi-polar political spectrum that is getting worse.
2. The goverment is 200 years old. Its very big. Its based on a system that really does not exist in the way that it was meant to. When the goverment was created 200+ year ago it was made up of 13 states that shared common threats. Today the US is called THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA... Then it was called THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The federal goverment and state goverment concept is good but many of thier powers overlap and create huge goverment. For example the dept of education is listed as a state power but the federal goverment has its own dept of education. Does our goverment run effecient? Can it ?
3. Power of the elite special Interests. Who really gets the ear of the politicians? What really gets laws passed? Immigration policy 80% of American wants the borders enforced but the goverment does nothing. Why are they doing nothing its much deeper then you think.
4. Finally I have say that the people of the USA are broke also. The dis-interest they have in the goverment is appalling. They complain about the goverment yet do nothing about it on election day. They vote for the same two parties. They do not really bother to read about the issues and they do not hold politicians to the fire. They no nothing of the world around them and they wonder why thier wealth might be declining? They are to interested in American Idol or some other TV show or movie. In order for our goverment to work we have to work.
Is the US goverment broke ( YES IT IS )
1. Only two parties are really in power. Usually the two extremes Liberal vs. Conservatives Moderates are left out. This is very dangerous. Why do we as americans limit ourselves to these two choices? This has lead to bi-polar political spectrum that is getting worse.
2. The goverment is 200 years old. Its very big. Its based on a system that really does not exist in the way that it was meant to. When the goverment was created 200+ year ago it was made up of 13 states that shared common threats. Today the US is called THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA... Then it was called THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The federal goverment and state goverment concept is good but many of thier powers overlap and create huge goverment. For example the dept of education is listed as a state power but the federal goverment has its own dept of education. Does our goverment run effecient? Can it ?
3. Power of the elite special Interests. Who really gets the ear of the politicians? What really gets laws passed? Immigration policy 80% of American wants the borders enforced but the goverment does nothing. Why are they doing nothing its much deeper then you think.
4. Finally I have say that the people of the USA are broke also. The dis-interest they have in the goverment is appalling. They complain about the goverment yet do nothing about it on election day. They vote for the same two parties. They do not really bother to read about the issues and they do not hold politicians to the fire. They no nothing of the world around them and they wonder why thier wealth might be declining? They are to interested in American Idol or some other TV show or movie. In order for our goverment to work we have to work.
Is the US goverment broke ( YES IT IS )
In the Begining
A freind that knew my love for history and politics got me to make this blog. Somethings things that I can never stop talking about is is History and Politics.
History is about ups and downs since both are related, a story is born.
-Mike
History is about ups and downs since both are related, a story is born.
-Mike
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