NationStates Jolt Archive

Description: UN Resolution #1: Fight the Axis of Evil (Category: International Security; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The following elements must be taken into consideration in the repealing of “Axis of Evil” from United Nations legislation:

“As the world becomes a more dangerous place, UN member nations must act swiftly in the interests of peace.”

First, and foremost, the United Nations is not a body of international infiltration. By spreading the interests of “peace” without defining what the UN sees as the epitome and state of peace at any given time, any nation within the body can claim to seek peace in a given place within the world and attempt to both infiltrate and impose a lifestyle that is not in the interest of the people of said nation.

Therefore, the initial submission of this proposal – now current resolution – remains ambiguous and open to interpretation by each individual UN member rather than agreed upon by the entire body as a whole.

“This means, of course, building lots of new weapons.”

Second, since an “Axis of Evil” was never defined as specific targets, why does a nation and the UN as a whole, need to build a vast quantity and quality of weapons to deflect a target not even identified?

By building “new weapons,” as the resolution says, the UN is effectively engaging in an arm’s race that has the potential to create more conflict between members than it does in subduing potential, undefined, “evil” targets.

“Only by massively increasing military budgets world-wide will we be able to restore peace and global security.”

Third, another indefinable characteristic, per se, that the UN has ubiquitously thrown out to disguise that many nations just want to build weapons and spend money on there military for no other purpose than to have a standing military that might be considered among the great.

The term itself, “Axis of Evil,” advocates that this resolution defines certain entities as being “evil,” and as such, should be blacklisted by the United Nations as a whole; however, the original resolution does not even deal with the idea of an axis of evil, instead, it merely is a mask for defending itself from a “more dangerous place” in the world.

Currently, my proposal is being endorsed by members of the UN community; please, feel free to ask questions, present concerns, and the like in your support of my proposal.

This Resolution goes against the mandate that the UN cannot direct the affairs of EVERY nation on the Planet.

This Resolution goes against the mandate that the UN cannot direct the affairs of EVERY nation on the Planet.

Can you be more specific? D'you mean the actual Fight the Axis of Evil resolution or my repeal of it, more specifically?

Which one of the 13 or so repeals on "Fight the Axis of Evil" is this?

“This means, of course, building lots of new weapons.”



this is no way to acquire peace....

Which one of the 13 or so repeals on "Fight the Axis of Evil" is this?

The well-worded and presentable one; the one that actually defines why this resolution should be stricken from UN legislature.

It may be that you support Resolution 1, however I also urge you to repeal it as it is an opportunity to pass a new resolution that is worded better and more relevant than the original, which was probably passes by very few nations in the early stages of this game.

Resolution 1 must go.

It may be that you support Resolution 1, however I also urge you to repeal it as it is an opportunity to pass a new resolution that is worded better and more relevant than the original, which was probably passes by very few nations in the early stages of this game.

I do not support resolution one in any way, shape, or form; hence, why I've written this appeal to strike it from UN legislation.

If someone wants to try and write a new resolution based on the first one after it's appeal, well, then, so be it. I'll vote against it as will countless other UN nations.

Can you be more specific? D'you mean the actual Fight the Axis of Evil resolution or my repeal of it, more specifically?

UN resolution #1

UN resolution #1

Ah, all right; thanks for the clarification!

As the acting delegate of the Province of Waldemar the Brave, I would like to state that my band of proud warriors supports this resolution. Our goals however, do not coincide. We do not wish to better the world, or protect a certain group of peoples. No, our goals are much broader. We wish to face a worthy opponent. To gain honor in battle through bloodshed, and ultimately victory. Go ahead, repeal the resolution. It will not stop my war machine. Empires will crumble, and the living will weep for the fallen. And know this. Any attempts by the UN to impede my conquest will be met with force.

Send any witches you find my way, won't you, Waldemar? Our fuel rations are running low this winter.

Colin
Supreme Spiritual Leader of The Nation

We don't persecute witches. We persecute warlocks, and those posessed by Loki. But next time we need some heathens burned, we'll think of you.

How can we support this?

Is it actually a UN proposal we can endorse, if so...on what page?

If I know not where the proposal is then I cannot endorse it.

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Regards,

(Delegacy for the Uninterested Nations)

Is it actually a UN proposal we can endorse, if so...on what page?

Page 3.

Oh, well, the repeal was eaten by the update; thanks for the support everyone!

As the acting delegate of the Province of Waldemar the Brave, I would like to state that my band of proud warriors supports this resolution. Our goals however, do not coincide. We do not wish to better the world, or protect a certain group of peoples. No, our goals are much broader. We wish to face a worthy opponent. To gain honor in battle through bloodshed, and ultimately victory. Go ahead, repeal the resolution. It will not stop my war machine. Empires will crumble, and the living will weep for the fallen. And know this. Any attempts by the UN to impede my conquest will be met with force.

Conquest? War Machine? Empires will crumble? No offense Waldemar and don't take this the wrong way, but most nations in this game could crush you like a bug. After all, you are just a small nation of 6 million. There are military nations here that have close to 4 billion members. Perhaps you should wait to flaunt your military power and prowess until after you have built a sizable army and a sizable nation. Just my opinion of course :).

Oh you rotten spoilsport!!

Go on, Waldemar, you have your fun with your war machine, and when it all goes horribly wrong, cousin Colin will be here to help you build a new one.

I apologize Waldemar. I was overly harsh. If you were offended in any way then my apologies, it wasn't meant in an offensive way. Just wanted to let you know about a few of the realities of nation states that I learned soon after I got here. Figured you should know then too. Anyway, again, my apologies.

First let me introduce myself to the floor. I am Ambrosius Matthews, Officer of Foriegn Affairs, and Ambassador from the Repubic of Aphronia. I anmhonored to be part of this valiant community, and look forward to meeting with and learning from all of you.

Let me make my case against this resolution.

Let me begin with one my favorite quotes of on eof the fathers of the nuclear age, Albert Einstien. He states.

"A Nation cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."

Now I know there is solid points on both sides of the issue; however, I would indulge you to see it from my people's perscpective for a moment.

International military strength of this level was proposed to make us safer. To be more secure. To look at the tumultous present that makes conventional wisdom forecast an unpredictable future. A future where the value of human life is little, and the power to take it away is respected. We respect that power but fear lack of inhibition to use that power. We feel alone and helpless in the midst of this darkness. So we make weapons...weapons that beat back the darkness of tomorrow int the present. But are we safer? No. More prepared? Yes.

But I tell you honored collegues...Being prepared in this only invites what we are prepared for. The climate of the international community grows more isolated under these conditions. In the interests of enforcing this security that we feel so naked without, our diplomatic solutions become stymied, our exchange of ideas, culture, and trust in a true manner becomes neigh-impossible. We have seen that not understanding a culture, and it's motives can cause great loss of life. We made this resolution for peace against the fundamentailst and political terrorists, the dictators that see themselves as conquerers, and other extreme abberant sociopaths. A small portion of the world, whose presence only seems so big due to the power that technology gives to weapons in this age. Imagine all those weapons in large scale armed by every nation. The presence of annihilation as a possibilty causing tention to be very high...get along or else. This level of tension breeds intolerance and isolation. Have your kids grow up in that world and you have tomorrow's leaders armed with the weapons we are required to stockpile today, with evil and other becoming more synonomous as the imagination works on turning these people of different races, creeds, and religion into the enemy.

Those that would cause us harm would only have to play to those fears and we would hurt ourselves...we even took the first step.

Don't Let us continue in this vein. Please vote to repeal.