Conservatives and Republicans vs. The UN and international opinion, which side are you on, and why?

Question

Saying neither side is an acceptable answer, but please comment on the subject. Thanks. Oh, and I have generalized for simplicity's sake.

Answer 1

There is no way to adequately answer this without specific issues.............

Answer 2

Since you generalized for simplicity, let me generalize for the purpose of making a visually oriented answer.

Have you ever seen the type of world envisioned in Star Trek? The kind of policies advocated by the UN and intl. opinion would never create such a world. In the first place, the world economy would never be large enough to (literally) "reach for the stars".

The UN is a corrupt organization that doesn't even pretend to honor its charter. The UN is supposed to help intervene when nations become a danger to others, or if they need help internally. Think of all the trouble spots around the world where they have done nothing.

I take international opinion in the same way the President of the United States, if he wants to be a real visionary and statesman, should take public opinion. Imagine if Ronald Reagan had listened to public opinion. The Soviet Union would not only be alive and kicking, they would be kicking out butts (if Carter had gotten elected for a second term, the USSR would just have continued getting stronger).

Obviously, a good President, and a conscientious Conservative (or Liberal) should realize that the mercurial nature of public opinion should not guide our legislation and national policies.

Answer 3

As a Democrat I would need to know what issues you are talking to specifically. In general I have a bias against the UN and I would be more likely to side with Conservatives and Republicans on issues being decided in the UN. What kind of American wouldn't be? The UN's actions on issues tend to not be in the best interests of the United States or our Western/Asian/Middle Eastern allies.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 4

It does depend on the question.

To put countries with the worst human rights violations on the UN human rights committee is nuts.

Letting the president of Iran speak at the UN that is OK.


As far as internation opinion I don't base my views on what others think.

I look at the situation hold to my standard of right and wrong the Bible and after careful thinking and always open to new infromation make a stand.

Answer 5

The UN has been waste of our money for the last twenty years. The best thing we could do as a country is throw them out of this country and stop footing the bill so those who oppose us can attack us. That money could be used for better things than having diplomats from hostile countries stand at a podium and put us down. Most of the humanitarian goals have been so corrupted that a small percentage of contributions are actually effectively used. Russia and China always prevent effective control of rogue countries like Iran and use their power to get bigger payoffs from them.

Answer 6

"international opinion" is an overstatement, but certainly the UN has been wrong on most issues.

I'll take (A).

On economic issues, we do things differently than we used to a generation ago and we now get better results. We do things differently than most other countries and consistently get better results. Lefties want to do things the way they're done in France and Germany, which consistently have twice our rate of unemployment and which achieve more 'equality' only by keeping people DOWN.

Answer 7

"Generalized for simplicity's sake."
I believe international opinion is presently pretty naive - they apparently would rather appease and ignore the Islamic threat and not confront this ideology of hatred and domination because their tactics are so indiscriminate and violent. The message that they send is one of passive acceptance for the tactics of slaughtering thousands of innocent men, women and children in an effort to further their ultimate objectives.
Albert Einstein said it best:
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
I am proud that America and her true allies have chosen to confront this threat and not stand on the sidelines while more innocent people fall victim to this hatred and blood lust.

Answer 8

Of those two -- neither. But I don't consider it polarized.

First of all, the UN is not a single voice -- it is a body made up of a large number of diverse countries -- and most of those countries aren't even speaking with one voice. So, the UN itself does not have just one opinion -- it only has the result of a vote by whoever happens to be loudest at the moment.

As for International opinion -- that's just as diverse and subject to change -- and really only applicable when dealing with large global-scale issues even when it is uniform.

Answer 9

I am on the side of the Conservatives and the Republicans. I believe in truth, honor and justice.

I don't believe the liberals, demon-crats or the UN have any morals or values that work to benefit the whole of America much less humanity.

Answer 10

On what issue?
Are you simply inviting knuckleheads to bash the UN in general, broad blanket terms?
Be specific, the matters that come before the UN are vast.

Answer 11

Americans should not care about international opinion or the UN