After WWII the United Nations was founded in an effort to overcome the failures of the League of Nations. Its goals were to prevent war and promote fundamental human dignity, justice and respect for treaties and agreements between nations. Over the last 60 years while its stated goals have remained the same, the character of the United Nations has changed dramatically. Its unwritten goal has become to achieve world governance. Doesn’t that sound nice? One world with no borders where everyone cooperates for the common good. Although this sounds good, the unspoken implications are less positive. The UN will direct our actions. Our Constitution will become null and void and along with it our sovereignty will disappear. The World Court will apply its idea of justice to all the peoples of the world.
This approach to a “better world” is supported and promoted by our current administration and many of its naïve backers. They see America as a nation of faults: slavery, inequity, poverty and injustice. Never mind saving the world for democracy in two world wars, the Marshall Plan or helping third world nations to develop and thrive. Ignore abolishing slavery, and developing the most successful industrial nation in the history of the world where the average income greatly exceeds that of the rest of the world’s people. This philosophy fits in with the current direction of the UN.
Even the casual observer will recognize from its past conduct that the UN opposes the United States in every way imaginable. It has, over the last 50 years either promoted communism or stood by while it extended its grasp around the world. While the Soviet Union and Communist China exercised their totalitarian will over their citizens, the UN stood quietly by. Millions were enslaved, tortured or murdered. Even today when communism and Marxist socialism have been proven failures the UN encourages them. Cuba offers a prime example. At the same time the UN promotes authoritarian, dictatorial, tyrannical and totalitarian regimes world wide. This conduct is so blatant it would seem that any act demonstrating anti-Americanism is appropriate within the body of the UN.
Today, the largest voting blocks in the UN are Islamic and Marxist. They each have visions of a world under their control. Both represent ways of life contrary to our Judeo-Christian tradition. Success of their policies and strategies in the United States would require the elimination of capitalism and make our Constitution meaningless. The United States is, therefore, an impediment to the UN vision of a “Global Village,” a world without borders and the utopian existence promoted by Saul Alinsky.
What are some examples of UN efforts we need to be concerned about?
Gun Control. Many Americans believe that enforcement of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution has, in part, been responsible for keeping America free for over 200 years. The UN is actively striving to control gun ownership in every country around the world. Although they claim their goal is not to deprive law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms, it is the first step in this process. Historical examples abound of how gun control was used by tyrants to gain control of nations. Nazi Germany and Communist China are prime examples. Our Secretary of State and other members of the current administration promote this effort.
Israel. Although the United Nations created the State of Israel in 1948, it has demonstrated a blatant prejudice against Israel and a bias in favor of Palestinian actions ever since. In 1956, the UN stood idly by when Gamal Abdul Nasser, President and dictator of Egypt, nationalized the Suez Canal. In 1967, the UN withdrew peace-keeping forces from Gaza. In 1974, the UN invited terrorist Yasser Arafat to address their General Assembly. Then in 1975, the UN General Assembly authorized the practice of permitting the PLO (a terrorist organization) to attend its meetings as an “observer.” And in 1988, when Palestine unilaterally declared itself a state, the UN permitted their PLO “observer” to present this as a fete accompli. The General Assembly acknowledged this by a vote of 104 to 2 with the United States and Israel against and 36 abstentions. To this day, the UN blocks every attempt by the sovereign State of Israel to defend itself against blatant Arab aggression.
Although “racism” could be considered a separate topic, it is particularly relevant to Israel. While the UN condemns racism, it has been unashamedly anti-Semitic. As early as late 1948, the UN passed a resolution directed at repatriating or compensating Palestinian refugees while ignoring Jewish refugees from Arab countries. In 1975, another resolution was adopted declaring that Zionism is a form of racism, radical discrimination and a threat to world peace. Today, the activities of Hezbollah, Hamas and Al Qaida seem to be ignored by the UN.
Finally, in 2001, the UN held an “Anti-Racism Conference” at Durban, South Africa. In reality, this was a forum for an anti-Semitic rally. One article developed at the conference states, “targeted victims of Israel’s brand of apartheid and ethnic cleansing methods have been in particular children, women and refugees.” Another announced, “a policy of complete and total isolation of Israel as an apartheid state.” Israel and the United States walked out in protest. This clearly displays the motives and practices of the UN.
Human Rights. The UN has chosen to present itself as a promoter and champion of human rights. However, it ignores the human rights violations of Marxist and Islamic nations world wide. In 2003, Libya was elected Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. This act is beyond ironic. It is disgraceful and appalling! The human rights violations by Saddam Hussein were also ignored by the UN notwithstanding its feeble attempts to influence the situation. Only when the United States and a few like-minded allies took the bull by the horns were the human rights of Iraqi citizens defended. So much for “justice” from the UN.
Rights of Children. In 1989, the United Nations conducted a Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nations that ratify this convention are bound to it by international law. Compliance is monitored by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child which is composed of members from countries around the world. While many countries continue to violate the human rights and common decency of children around the world, this convention would, on the surface, appear to be a reasonable effort to improve the lives of children. Unfortunately, in the places where its implementation is most needed it is unashamedly ignored. However, it does present one more opportunity for sovereign nations to place themselves under international law and the whims of the UN itself. The United States has refused to ratify this convention.
Both Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to submit children to the death penalty, although they have ratified the convention. The UN has made half-hearted attempts to influence this on behalf of the children of these nations.
As of November 2009, 194 countries have ratified the convention including every member of the United Nations except Somalia and the United States. It would seem strange to place the USA in the same group as Somalia on any issue; however, our reasons are quite different. Somalia is in a constant state of revolution and the rights of children are constantly violated. The United States, on the other hand, sees the potential degradation of our sovereignty. We are also aware that the UN is so blatantly anti-American that this is one more effort to undermine our culture by placing a part of our day-to-day existence under international law, thus continuing in the effort to weaken our Constitution.
These issues and many others clearly demonstrate that the UN is anti-American. Being anti-Semitic and anti-Israel seems to fall in with the United Nation’s outlook on the world. The UN has been taken over by various groups of nations that do not believe or practice those principles stated in the UN Charter. Who runs the UN? How did it get to this point? This has to do with the lure of socialism and the desire to create an Islamic world. In 1945, the founding nations, victors of WWII, did not foresee a growing Third World with its bent toward socialism. Nor did they foresee the advent of radical Islam. In the General Assembly, each nation has one vote. In 1946 the UN Charter was ratified with 51 member nations. Today there are 192 member nations. The numbers tell the story. Meanwhile, even as the UN condemns the United States at every opportunity, it ignores the blatant human rights violations of literally dozens of its other members. Many of these states are totalitarian dictatorships. Still, people around the world clamber to come to the United States of American, “the land of the free.” We must be doing something right, but one thing we are doing wrong is continuing to provide 22% of the annual United Nations budget! This has been the case for many years. Our Congress and our current administration need to wake up and smell the coffee.
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