rnercle@sh.itjust.works to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoAs of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 156 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 80% of all UN members.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageAs of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 156 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 80% of all UN members.sh.itjust.worksrnercle@sh.itjust.works to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhy call it the UN when one nation controls all the others. It’s like the ancient Roman Empire … a land of equals, but one is more equal than the others. And just like the ancient Roman empire, it is starting to collapse.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago Why call it the UN when one nation controls all the others. Really it’s the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: the US, UK, France, China and Russia.
Why call it the UN when one nation controls all the others.
It’s like the ancient Roman Empire … a land of equals, but one is more equal than the others.
And just like the ancient Roman empire, it is starting to collapse.
Really it’s the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: the US, UK, France, China and Russia.