The two against and one abstention is very telling…
damn the concept of a global government where international conflicts are resolved democratically by all nations and peoples of earth sounds so cool. i wish we had one of those
People on Twitter are pissed when someone mentions Ukraine’s abstention: “they’re a bit busy right now!” As if other countries aren’t dealing with violent conflicts.
Some lemmy lib said "they are being invaded" as explanation. When i asked "By Cuba?" they got slightly rustled.
I mean, it's not even about other countries' conflicts. Ukrainian diplomatic corps isn't in the fucking trenches and I'm sure Ze can find two minutes between his lines of coke to chime in.
You’re right but that’s the “argument” I keep seeing from people. I don’t understand it all.
For which consecutive year has the UN overwhelmingly voted against the US embargo on Cuba now? 23rd?
This happens every year and yet nothing is done about it. That veto power is amazing
This is the GA, no veto power there. It's just the entire UN going "this is against the UN charter, other resolutions of the UN, etc." and the U.S. going "ok"
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Yeah I went back to read it, no veto. So that just confuses me more because what’s stopping the “international community” from enforcing anything to stop this damned embargo?
International law is an anarchist system. If you possess enough power and social standing you can ignore and manipulate it without consequence
The GA has no such power. It can discuss and recommend on a bunch of stuff, but can't enforce something like a blockade, anything that would effect things. The only body that can do that is the SC (and wouldn't you know it, that's where there is veto)
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Plurality since the first one (1992), Majority since 1994, 90% since 2002, according to this:
https://www.ecured.cu/Bloqueo_econ%C3%B3mico_de_Estados_Unidos_contra_Cuba#Oposici.C3.B3n_al_Bloqueo
LMAO
- Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session the item entitled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".
Cuba has been submitting the same document year after year since 1992.
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And it has won the vote every single time.
https://www.ecured.cu/Bloqueo_econ%C3%B3mico_de_Estados_Unidos_contra_Cuba#Oposici.C3.B3n_al_Bloqueo
For real. 70 of their employees have been killed by Israel so far and they are like 🤷🤷🤷
Every country in the world except two voted Yes. Final result: No.
Truly democtatic.
What is the point of these? Seriously, I’m not trying to be dick; I don’t see the point in holding these if the embargo stays.
