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Originally Posted by sneddog
Again I do not recognize the UN as having any moral authority or as a law giving body. To have moral authority you need moral absolutes and the UN does not promote absolute truth, or absolute right and wrong. They are primarially a bunch moral relativists whose morals change given the situation.
We as a nation already contribute more to the UN than any other nation. I think that we should not be funding more, but less. In fact we should withdraw from the UN ASAP. It has never had our nations best interests at heart and has worked to undermine true democratic reform around the world. Why didn't it leave functioning democracies in the Congo etc., why did it leave before finishing it's job? Because its not democacy it promotes, but socialism.
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It is interesting that you do not consider a duly constituted authority to have an more moral authority in the exercise of that authority, than a does an authority that has no more moral authority to engage in such endeavors, other that the might of its sword. Since when does might, make right?
We also have the worlds largest economy. Any familiarity with our own tax rules should give a reasonable person a clue as to why we give a larger proportion of revenue to the UN.
Since when is the US in the business of exporting democracy? Our Constitution only guarantees a republican form of government to the member states of our Union.
Why should the UN always have the best interests of a single State at heart? The US is one of several States of that organization. Shouldn't the UN have the best interests of the entire membership, at heart, instead of only a single State?
We have plenty of work that could be done domestically. We still don't have zero percent official poverty in our first world economy. Having zero percent official poverty would do more to provide for the general Welfare of the United States, than would a multitude of foreign entanglements by politicians who offer no real solutions improve the standard of living of the populace of the US.