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"We have many pressing issues that require international cooperation. Issues to
do with the environment, pandemics, refugees, and more need to be addressed
collectively by humanity. Having a body such as the United Nations is important
for people’s ability to think of ourselves as in partnership for creating a
more peaceable world.
The United Nations is a flawed institution. Representatives are appointed by
their governments, and not voted upon by their populace. So, this institution
seems distant and of little relevance to the lives of most common people. Worse
is the structure of the UN Security Council which gives more power to the
powerful, rather than sharing tasks of equal concern to all. Nevertheless, the
United Nations has kept us talking with one another.
We have some gaping holes in our international efforts to create that peaceable
world. I have heard it said (please help me find the quote), that you can learn
from a culture by what it doesn’t say about itself, as much as by what it
does."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
