UN Irrelevant? To Be Sure…

The UN president has stated that the USA is… well, just read it:

The White House objected Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s description of the United States as a “deadbeat” donor to the world body.

We have given more money to more people all around the world for more years than any other nation or group of nations, and this little weasel calls us deadbeats? Remember the children’s story – the Little Red Chicken?

The USA - The Little Red White and Blue Chicken

We ought to start living it.

Ban Ki-Moon backpedaled a bit:

… [the US] generously supports the work of the U.N., both in assessed and voluntary contributions.

Here’s the problem though.  Your real thoughts are the ones you voice first.  Rarely do we mis-speak.  “Mis-speak” is a great excuse for those who can’t control their tongue.

The UN (and the world at large) is great at holding out their hands and somehow reconciling that with barely concealed contempt for the US.

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Speaking of the world hating the US, here’s a wonderful sentiment on the Wired Blog from an article titled “U.S. Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq“.

gimpydwarf, I have been to Texas, where I have seen the headless corpses of men murdered because they were Black.
I have been to Wyoming and seen the crucified corpse of a man murdered because he was homosexual.
I have been to Iraq where I have seen the raped, murdered and incinerated corpse of a 14 year old girl raped, murdered and incinerated by a glorious US soldier (Private Green).
Where ever Americans go, murder is the result, and appears to be the only thing Americans are good at.

Posted by: Tommy | Mar 12, 2009 11:04:56 AM

I can’t argue with irrefutable logic like this.  Since none of these things happen elsewhere in the world when the US is not around then it stands to reason that we are the worst of the worst, the greater whole betrayed by these awful examples of US citizenry.

That quote (above) isn’t uncommon and it is actually one of the more edjumakated pieces of writing in the comments section.  Some are truly vile.  It’s hard to shock me yet many of the posts in the comments are extreme.

Ok, here is an example of a vile poster – not shocking, just vile (dashes are mine):

Hopefully Pakistan shoots down some of those ass—- americans drones in Pakistan.

Retarded —-ing hypocrit piece of sh– evil lying —-ed up worthless Americans.

Posted by: ass—- —-ing retard americans | Mar 12, 2009 7:04:49 AM

Yep, our country has done some things I’m not proud of.  So what?  It’s also done some of the noblest of things and done more to help other countries than any other country in the world.

If we were that bad, people wouldn’t line up to get here.

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