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   william.maggos (wjmaggos@liberal.city)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 03:12:06 JST william.maggos

   • Evan Prodromou

   @evan

   we need to restructure the UN. the will of the international community should not be able to be stymied by the permanent members of the UNSC.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 03:12:04 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @wjmaggos I heard a great podcast episode on the Ezra Klein show about this. The guest pointed out that the veto of permanent members of the Security Council is a proxy for their possession of nuclear arms. We would rather the US or Russia or China veto a decision with their votes than with their bombs. It's a sobering point, and makes that unfair system seem prescient.

     https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-disastrous-relationship-between-israel/id1548604447?i=1000655897690

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 03:17:00 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @wjmaggos It feels like such high stakes. Would anyone really nuke an ally country to prevent them from delivering food to starving people?

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     william.maggos (wjmaggos@liberal.city)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 03:17:01 JST william.maggos

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     • Evan Prodromou

     @evan

     I will listen and I will try to find another episode I heard talking about reform. but would the US rather nuke somebody than let the UN put in a peacekeeping force to create more of a true democracy in Palestine? I doubt it. but Israel has nukes now even though they won't admit it and might. IDK