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<blockquote data-quote="jeffadelic" data-source="post: 3139905" data-attributes="member: 108338">U.S. votes against &quot;right to food&quot; in UN General AssemblyThat link tells you nothing about what it would have done.What if by passing it all countries of the UN would be required to feed other countries?&nbsp; Well, lets look at that.&nbsp; When we say ALL countries in the UN are required to do anything...who ends up doing EVERYTHING??? Oh, that&#039;s right...the USA.&nbsp; Anyone else?&nbsp; Lets see....Britain will throw in what they can (which isn&#039;t as much, but that&#039;s just cause they are smaller, at least they help), who else????? Anyone????So: maybe we voted no on it because we would be committing ourselves, and only us, to supporting THE ENTIRE FREAKING WORLD!!!!!Don&#039;t you think that the US population is TIRED of being the ONLY country to help everyone else??? And then being hated for it???? Is it the average Americans fault that we are viewed negatively??? Some will say yes based on who our President is and that we voted for him.&nbsp; Take a look at the last two elections.&nbsp; He didn&#039;t exactly win by a huge majority...Maybe the resolution WAS just a toothless document...in that case...the US now looks like real jerks.&nbsp; Oops.My opinion is that we need to take some time to fix OURSELVES before we worry about anyone else for a bit.&nbsp; That probably would help in the way the world views us also.&nbsp; Maybe we can undo a bit of what Bush has done. Maybe we wouldn&#039;t be seen as butting our heads in where it &#039;doesn&#039;t belong&#039; even though people are dying.So if it was gonna cost financial support from our country: tough.&nbsp; Maybe it&#039;s time for people to fix their own problems.If it would have cost nothing (probably): then we should have voted for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeffadelic, post: 3139905, member: 108338"] [b]U.S. votes against "right to food" in UN General Assembly[/b] That link tells you nothing about what it would have done. What if by passing it all countries of the UN would be required to feed other countries? Well, lets look at that. When we say ALL countries in the UN are required to do anything...who ends up doing EVERYTHING??? Oh, that's right...the USA. Anyone else? Lets see....Britain will throw in what they can (which isn't as much, but that's just cause they are smaller, at least they help), who else????? Anyone???? So: maybe we voted no on it because we would be committing ourselves, and only us, to supporting THE ENTIRE FREAKING WORLD!!!!! Don't you think that the US population is TIRED of being the ONLY country to help everyone else??? And then being hated for it???? Is it the average Americans fault that we are viewed negatively??? Some will say yes based on who our President is and that we voted for him. Take a look at the last two elections. He didn't exactly win by a huge majority... Maybe the resolution WAS just a toothless document...in that case...the US now looks like real jerks. Oops. My opinion is that we need to take some time to fix OURSELVES before we worry about anyone else for a bit. That probably would help in the way the world views us also. Maybe we can undo a bit of what Bush has done. Maybe we wouldn't be seen as butting our heads in where it 'doesn't belong' even though people are dying. So if it was gonna cost financial support from our country: tough. Maybe it's time for people to fix their own problems. If it would have cost nothing (probably): then we should have voted for it. [/QUOTE]

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