Wednesday, October 9, 2019

USELESS NATIONS

I don't know if the following is true but good golly Miss Molly, it's fun to think about.

12 comments:

Katherine said...

What a great Halloween this will be! Brexit, and the UN bankrupt.

Elizabeth said...

It's the perfect time then for the U.N. to vamoose from their headquarters in the U.S. And it's also the perfect time for the United States to exit membership in the U.N.

Christopher Johnson said...

Were Trump to bring that off, he'd win four more years. Easy.

Elizabeth said...

@Christopher: Wouldn't that be sweet?

Art Deco said...

We can be members of the specialized agencies like the World Health Organization without being members of the United Nations. Let's do this. (While we're at it, we can pull the plug on some of the specialized agencies; let's sink UNESCO).

Christopher Johnson said...

I'm in, Art. Let's cut this abomination WAY back.

larnold said...

They could save money by moving headquarters to Dar El Salaam or someplace equally frugal. Say, Peoria or Harare. We could visit.

Christopher Johnson said...

Put it in Canada. Munch-ree-awl or Tronno. Or Winnipeg or Vancoover or some such place. Not actually in this country but close enough to drive there if we ever felt like visiting.

Katherine said...

Apparently this is part of the usual UN budget dance which is performed at this time of year, every year. We can hope at least that the US won't pay the whole bill.

Christopher Johnson said...

If that's true then I guess we can hope for Trump to insist on certain things from Turtle Bay that Turtle Bay's not willing to give the US. And we can watch this play out for a few more months or a year or something.

Katherine said...

We've already cut their budget, which is part of what they're whining about. We'll see how this goes.

Christopher Johnson said...

Maybe at some point, our country can finally outgrow this Wilsonian/Rooseveltian bullshit.