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Quote by: butterbut  I get what you're saying. The average person does not have much power at all. All we have is one measly vote every four years. |
And as long as Americans stupidly keep voting for Democrats or Republicans that's all they're ever going to have.
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The Darfur thing really pisses me off. I'm not saying the US should do anything, but the UN definitely should do something.
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Why should the United Nations (which includes the United States) do something? Do you realize that it's in the UN charter not to interfere with the sovereignty of individual nations? Consider:
All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use offeree against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations (Article 2, Paragraph 4). Also consider: Article 2 paragraph 7 of the U.N. Charter declares that
"Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the U.N. to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state...."
If, as you insist, some foreign entity must intervene in the internal affairs of another sovereign state, why shouldn't Sudan's neighbors be the ones to intervene? If Africa ever expects to be treated as if its nations are equal to European or North American nations, then Africa needs to step up to the plate and take care of what's going on in its own backyard.