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Why Is It So Hard to Imagine the End of American Empire?
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The UN in theory maybe. But an institution that allows an illegal trade embargo to continue 33 years in a row (longer before votes on it even began) because "special vetos" are more important than human rights. Yeah. Fuck that.
Like, the idea of what a "United nations" might be in the average westerners head. Sure. But, that's not what the UN is at all. The UN exists to create a hierarchy that exists to uphold the American empire and it's capital interest. So, I'd start over from the drawing board.
Edit: Cuba trade embargo if it wasn't obvious.
That sounds like a good goal to strive for.
The problem with a monopoly is that it tends to abuse its position, no matter the intentions of the people in it.
Multipolarity with international rules that are followed out of self-interest because conflict is more costly than cooperation. That's about the best equilibrium we can hope for. Until we have O'Neill cylinders, ofc .