Comment on What common American habits do people find quietly annoying?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoIn the Expanse it actually make sense that the UN is in the US… I mean that literally is just irl lol. That UN building location shows just how much the influence the US has. (cuz it really should’ve been in switzerland for neutrality)
Saapas@piefed.zip 2 days ago
It was placed in the US to get the US to stay as a member. None of the big and powerful countries care for UN all that much but them leaving could’ve just been another League of Nations fiasco. Or that was the thinking behind it, iirc.
FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 days ago
And now I expect we'll see another League of Nations fiasco soon, Trump has already denied visas to world leaders that he doesn't like so that they theoretically can't come to the UN. The treaty the US signed regarding the UN means they don't need visas for that, but we all know how Trump loves to follow agreements.
Maybe the UN can survive in some form by relocating, IIRC they do have a secondary office in Geneva already.