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Originally Posted by Skybird
The horror cannot be understood numerically. Is there really a difference between the hell one life went thorugh, and one hundred million hells?
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Well said! But we can hardly blame states to make war as long as we as humans sometimes make hell for one another as well.
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Originally Posted by Skybird
It should be the same for politicians splitting hairs in the general UN essambly over wether that mass dying in let's say Sudan is "genocide" or for some perverted, man-hating logic is not.
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Yep Skybird, it's called "politics".
When something is defined as "genocide" by the General Assembly it is compulsary for the U.N. to do something about it. Which means - in practice - sending Peacekeepers or full military intervention. Which will inevitably means choosing sides. Much like the NATO in Kosovo and Bosnia. Who will provide the troops? The U.S.? NATO?
And countries like Zimbabwe and Burma will be very afraid about creating a precedent. Because after all, it is mingling in the internal affairs of the country concerned and the authonomy of member states is one of the principles of the U.N.
The principles of the U.N. are its strength and weakness at the same time.
As can be seen from history, even if you intervene with the best of intentions you may cause a mess...