Massacre in Syria - Is it time to question the veto power principle of the Security Council?

With the emergence of YouTube and other social media sites, I think the youth should take this into consideration. How personal the youth takes it is another monster to tackle however. So we have the technology to dispersesi this information, but I think, unless you verbally communicate with the youth, the information won’t get through. Have you considered setting up a YouTube account in which you rally your opinions together? An audience would surely gather should your title be clear as day. Good luck!

My answer is, although I understand the killings are going on, I’m more domestic minded and would rather put my energy towards problems here where I live. The blue print for revolution is out there and for me, it’s up to a countries peoples to uphold the blue print. I’m not against others putting their energy into other countries situations.

In a globalized world non-domestic issues matter far more than many people realize.

@mattbrowne It was not my gift to have to worry about the troubles of the world when I realize there are far too many problems here at home. Perhaps it is your gift to bring these matters home. Of course your passion could bring the awareness about to people like me, and people like me could agree or disagree with your opinions, by perhaps signing or not signing a petition that Congress would see, you know something of that sort. As I mentioned I’m not against those who put their energy into non-domestic issues, I’m well aware that we are globalized, but I’m saying personally it’s not my place, it’s not my conviction. Perhaps for you it is and there may be several hundres of thousands like you, and maybe reaching out to the them via YouTube will make this a more worldly problem. It’s always good for the world to talk about the world in my opinion.

I do believe the veto power principle needs to be changed so that the veto can be overridden if a certain percentage of votes can be reached.

Then you get problems with the americans, because they would be unable to veto, too.
did you ever suggest boycotting america over their 2 illegal wars and the guantanamo concentration camp?

@auhsojsa – I’m not saying that you in particular should worry about Syria or some other country. This is an individual decision. I just made a general remark that seemingly domestic issues (e.g. the job market) can’t be understood on a domestic level.

The Arab world does matter. The root cause of 911 is strongly linked to this region, although there are other factors as well which are not linked to the Arab world.

Veto power in the Security Council has an impact on the US as well. The US is one of the veto powers.

@mattbrowne I see. For me though, to be honest, I don’t know how the Veto Power works in the first place.

@auhsojsa – You should. That’s basic knowledge and part of every school curriculum.