Veto Power in the UN: is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any "substantive" resolution.
Veto: an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something.
Now the question is who holds that much power and right? And most importantly do they deserve those privileges?
China
France
Russia
UK
USA
Now let's dig deeper in China 🇨🇳:
Here's the most recent crime that for some reason nobody talks about (It's not "some reason" but they're Muslims so terrorists by default, huh?) :
Next we have France 🇫🇷:
One of the things I'll never forget is my Algerian coworker who told us about how some of her family members losing their lives in traumatising ways to those who lived to remember.
Next we have Russia 🇷🇺:
What I find funny is the "could be" in the headline cause the pictures in Kiev and the mass graves should be enough proof that it is an actual crime.
Next is the UK 🇬🇧:
And finally USA 🇺🇸:
And the list goes on,we can go through it not for days but for decades, going around each of the 5 countries histories to discover atrocities some made individually and some made with a bunch of them gathering together and of course that results in many inhumane Vetoes because how can we depend on those who hurt us, who hurt humanity throughout history to hold that much power? To have that right?
Veto is not outdated, it should have never been created.
so in a more practical application of the "larp a republican if you're gonna call them" post that got huge, North Carolina is about to have abortion access slashed if nothing's done about it.
SB20 got passed and went up to Gov. Cooper who vetoed it, but there's very very slight veto-proof supermajority in the legislature. Unless at least one Republican breaks ranks the veto will be overridden.
I made a google doc to organize, and you don't have to be a North Carolinian to participate:
Even if you can't participate, please share. A lot of people might lose yet more of their rights very soon.
can someone please explain to me, honestly and with clarity, why the US has so much power on the UN, that they can unilaterally VETO whatever they want with impunity and without any opposition or further accountability?
It just baffles me deeply, how they seemingly hold all the power over the UN, and ultimately only their voice seems to be the one that matters.
"(...) it must be shown to American Jews that the choice between Israel’s survival and Palestinian rights is a false one; that it is in fact Israel’s denial of Palestinian rights and reflexive resort to criminal force that are pushing it toward destruction; that it is possible to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict so that everyone, Israeli Jew and Palestinian Arab, can preserve their full human dignity; and that such a settlement has been within reach for decades, but that Israel—with critical U.S. backing, largely because of the Israel lobby—has blocked it."
--- Norman G. Finkelstein in the book 'Knowing Too Much'
#BREAKING: Russia and China have vetoed the US-proposed Security Council resolution noting the need for an “immediate ceasefire” and an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling for the release of the hostages, expressing concern about the IDF entering Rafah, and condemning Hamas.
“Former Malaysian PM calls for end to UN veto rights” and we couldn’t agree more. For UN Security Council ‘veto power’ has been abused to push forward one agenda and one agenda only. If you want a fair and proper functional system reform UNSC.