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2010-07-21 International-UN-NGOs

U.N. now in 'a process of decay,' memo says

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-21 10:07|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Is this suggesting that the anti-israeli posture is really just an advertising front to garner revenue donations in order to fund the graft and corruption of the UN employees which is now so widespread it eats the operational budget to the point the UN can no longer troll for dollars? I guess when an entity can no longer pay off the cambodian boys club it is in trouble.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-07-21 13:01|| 2010-07-21 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Whaddaya mean "in the process"?

The U~~seless~~ N~~itwits~~ began decaying the day after their inception. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-21 13:43|| 2010-07-21 13:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Good! Decay? It should die, NOW!

Get the UN out of the US, and the US out of the UN.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-07-21 13:54|| 2010-07-21 13:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Is this suggesting that the anti-israeli posture is really just an advertising front to garner revenue donations...

Chip in anti-America and you've described how AI and HRW stay in business. The problem for the UN is that there's not a large enough world economy to sustain 'donations' large enough to keep it in a manner it thinks it should be accustomed to. Shrinking down to a manageable NGO is not in their plan for empire building.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-07-21 14:01|| 2010-07-21 14:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Then there's the Iron Law at work (from Wikipedia)
American science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle has proposed a theory he refers to as "Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy", which states:
"In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely."
This robust tendency is purported to operate to the effect that:
"...in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who work for the organization itself. Examples in education would be teachers who work and sacrifice to teach children, vs. union representative who work to protect any teacher including the most incompetent. The Iron Law states that in all cases, the second type of person will always gain control of the organization, and will always write the rules under which the organization functions."

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-07-21 14:21|| 2010-07-21 14:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Sometimes I think the US is in a similar process of decay, partly due to the Iron Law.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-07-21 14:22|| 2010-07-21 14:22|| Front Page Top

#7 It would be nice to have an American or allied Secretary General for once. Good luck!

List of former UN Sec Gen

Posted by Lumpy Anguting2786 2010-07-21 15:10|| 2010-07-21 15:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Sec Gen cannot come from a permanent security council member.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-07-21 16:01|| 2010-07-21 16:01|| Front Page Top

#9 AAAAAAAWWWWW, no "STARSHIP TROOPERS" SIDE PIC of MICHAEL IRONSIDE teaching on the FAILURES OF DEMOCRACY???

D *** NG IT, "RICO", YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-21 20:19|| 2010-07-21 20:19|| Front Page Top

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