Should the US impliment our own government style on the rest of the world through the UN?

Question

This is a question being asked in my politcal science class, and i was just wondering what everyone on yahoos take was... is the UN a great thing that we should participate in without trying to thrust our own systems and beliefs on other countries, or should we allow all lesser developed countries to be absorbed by our ideas... as most have been throughout history... does our democracy really work that well? I would be interested in any type of input here...

Answer 1

The idea of a global community is one only in a media driven and economic sense. Culture, community, and government are still very dependent on identification of a nation within their subset (ex: you may be Irish, but I would assume you see yourself first as "American").

The UN is, perhaps unfortunately, nothing more than a show. The United States demonstrated that strongly with our military actions over the past few years.

is the UN a great thing that we should participate in without trying to thrust our own systems and beliefs on other countries?

If you are looking for some sort of Intergovernmental Organization that has the legitmacy (moral and legal right to rule) then perhaps as a dominant player in the World field we should 'blend' involvement to understand and work with other countries.

or should we allow all lesser developed countries to be absorbed by our ideas

Lesser developed? I'm assuming you mean in an economic sense. I would go as far to say that some of the "lesser developed" have just as rich a history and culture as America does, but just need the right buttons to be pushed to set them in the right direction. Integration comes through acceptance. Many countries have their own barriers to overcome, and like the US did with our revolution, once they establish their identity as a NATION then they can carry forward with a legitmate government.

does our democracy really work that well?
It works well in the sense of individual freedom and economic prosperity. I'm sure, if you are a student of political science, you understand the issues that our government faces (internal structurally natured of course)

Answer 2

In general, I believe in self-determination, and I think it would be wonderful if all governments in the world were some sort of democracy. However, imposing our form of government on other countries goes against the principle of self-determination. You can't force people to be free, and many people would be happier under their own indigenous government, even if it is a monarchy or even a tyranny, than under a government imposed on them by people from outside.

Also, the UN is not a very efficient tool for imposing one's views on others. This is intentional; few countries would want to join an organization that could force them to change their basic form of government, and remaking other governments in its own image would go against the principles on which the UN was founded.

The best way to spread democracy and democratic values is by example, and by aid and gentle influence when our help is requested. I realize this is a slow process, but as we're seeing in Iraq, the use of force to spread democracy can only backfire.

Answer 3

NO!!! The UN is worthless and corrupt. The UN should be abolished. It is a pathetic joke and a total waste of time. Second, if they are teaching you in class that the US is forcing their government style on other countries, you tell the instructor he/she is a moron. The United States does NOT force its goverment style on anyone, ever. Iraq is a great example. Get ready for the truth. Iraq was ruled by a murderer and a tyrant. He persecuted, raped, and tortured his people and instigated war on his neighboring countries. There was a totalitarian rule there. You had one mad man with his family and henchmen in charge and you agreed with everything they said and did or you died. This mad man became a threat to surrounding countries, the region, efforts to bring peace to the middle east, and to America. He had weapons of mass destruction, he was training terrorists although not in direct cahoots with Osama, and he was willing to do business with our enimies. Thats all the excuse we need. BUT. Before we could go in and clean house, we had to waste nearly 6 months cowtowing to the UN. We played nice and let them play their appeasement games by making yet another resolution demanding Saddam give up all of his WMD's and stop training terrorists. Again for the upteenth time Saddam laughted in their face. Why? Because the last several hundred times the UN gave him an ultimatum and he threw it in their faces they did NOTHING! So, thank God for George Bush, he finally said enough of this nonsense, we're taking action. We did. But by then it was far too late. The terrorists training camps were stripped bare, the WMD's and related research materials were smuggled into Syria and Iran, and by the time we got there, there was nothing to find. If we knew about this man and what he was doing then we should have gone in immediately, not after wasting our time with the UN. Now that we were in, we quickly took the mad man out of power. We gave the PEOPLE OF IRAQ full reign about their fate. The United States did NOT go in there and set up a Democratic Government. We turned everything over to the Iraqi people and gave them the information of how to form a Democracy if thats what they wanted. They did, and thats how things came to be that Iraq is now a democracy. The Iraqi people voted to do this!!! Remember the purple thumbs??? Or did the main stream media not show any of that, probably not, God forbid the people, especially young impressionable people like you should know the truth. Democracy is fine as long as its not corrupted by Liberals.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Typically, the members of the UN have voted against us on many occasions. They have no problem taking our money through foreign aid, however. Most people presently think the U.S. should concentrate on home matters instead of trying to influence other countries as to how they should operate. Our democracy may not be the best in the world, but it is definitely ahead of whatever is in second place.

Answer 6

I don't think any nation has the right to push it's ideals on any other nation. When you look at it on a smaller scale; Should one person impliment their personal view on another? No.

Answer 7

we are gonna try to do it in their face or behind their backs so i guess that reall isnt a good question