A Twist On The UN Peace Process
By James T. Moore (12/14/06)
Shame on me. I thought the United Nations was not the answer to world peace. How could I have been so dense?
While in New York, I visited the daddy of all political facades: the United Nations Assembly Building; and there it was, an exquisite, 20-foot, shiny black statue of a pistol—-with its barrel tied in a knot. Glory be! At last I know what this august body is all about: Peace or Else. How did I miss that? The twisted pistol reflects the UN’s commitment to world disarmament, with all military forces under the command of a UN Police Force. I love it! That way, we won’t have to worry anymore about protecting ourselves and our families. Let the “blue helmets” do it. What about the Second Amendment? Hell, that went out with powered wigs.
With the vision of the twisted barrel dancing in my head, I did some research on this benevolent behemoth and found the UN mandates created at their recent Millennium Summit most enlightening. Among other things, it seems that the UN is establishing a World Criminal Court, to try alleged crimes on a world-wide basis, A global prosecutor can make citizens (including ours) stand trial before foreign judges, with no guarantee of due process. Sure, it would jeopardize our constitutional laws but most of our own judges are too lenient. And as for most of our lawyers, their briefs are too long, and their fees need downsizing.
The United Nations also calls for more foreign aid to “developing” countries. True, most of the money we send overseas to feed starving people goes into the pockets of the ruling elite. But hey, dictators have to eat too, right?
A global war on poverty is also on the UN agenda. Excellent idea! There are surely enough U.S. dollars to break the poverty cycle at home, but let’s save the rest of the world first; we’ll get to us later. And if there’s a financial shortfall, the UN, I’m certain, would be willing to move to less expensive digs. I hear there are a few pieces of choice real estate left in Queens.
Another UN mandate calls for government-provided education. Now, let’s not get upset if “global” education fills our children’s minds with ideas that are at odds with America’s values and principles. Remember, in the Global Village, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of Independence, and America history must take a back seat to the Greater God..er..Good.
The UN also intends to blend the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank into a United Nations Economic and Social Council. Sounds good to me. Since we’ve been footing most of the world’s bills, this will relieve us of some bothersome financial obligations. It might endanger America’s economic stability, but every dark cloud has a silver lining: If we start going down too fast, no sweat. His Affluence Ben Bernanke will shave another quarter point off interest rates before we hit bottom.
Finally, the quintessential peace initiative of the United Nations is the consolidation of all sovereign nations into a single Global Government. We’ll be Citizens of the World. Fantastic!
You say you’d rather be just a plain American citizen? No problem. Unless they untwist the barrel of the gun.
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