Russia and Ukraine

[The Architect Of Fate]

What happens to you on the US if you criticize the government 



What happens to you in Putin's Russia

[Belacqua]

The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.

"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."

It passed, with only two countries voting against.

The US and Ukraine.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en

[Deesse23]

Wtf are you talking about?  

Indeed considering there are other pipelines. This claim is simply absurd...

More than absurd

2021:
Percentage of total energy consumed in Germany, provided by gas: 27%
2022 (now):
Percentage of russian gas relative to total gas imports: 9%

--> 2,5% of total energy in Germany covered by russian gas. Yep, german industrial capacity totally wiped out. We will be freezing in the winter, all lights out. Dogs and cats living together. Armageddon.

[Deesse23]

The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.

"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."

It passed, with only two countries voting against.

The US and Ukraine.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en

Wrong
Try again

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.

"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."

It passed, with only two countries voting against.

The US and Ukraine.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en

Actually, four countries formally voted against, with fifty three abstentions and six members not voting. Abstentions and non-votes are de facto ‘nays’, which tells me that this resolution was so problematic (and I confess that I have not read it) that nearly a third of UN member states couldn’t support it.

Boru

[Belacqua]

It looks as though the bridge terrorists got what they wanted, as the violence has escalated now. Russia is bombing Kiev.

Cheering on terrorism brings the world closer to nuclear annihilation.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Dod9AWz8...n-imminent

edited to add: Now Ukraine is promising to retaliate against the Russian retaliation. Here we go.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

It looks as though the bridge terrorists got what they wanted, as the violence has escalated now. Russia is bombing Kiev.

Cheering on terrorism brings the world closer to nuclear annihilation.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Dod9AWz8...n-imminent

edited to add: Now Ukraine is promising to retaliate against the Russian retaliation. Here we go.

Since when does a professional military force attacking a legitimate military target count as ‘terrorism’?

Boru

Edit to add: I’m not sure that Dr. Tegmark is the best possible person to predict the outcomes of this war.

[pocaracas]

The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.

"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."

It passed, with only two countries voting against.

The US and Ukraine.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en

You gave us the link... and it says:

We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”. A recorded vote has been requested.

In favour:

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Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of ), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of ), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Against:
Canada, Palau, Ukraine, United States of America

Abstaining:
Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Draft resolution I was adopted by 133 votes to 4, with 51 abstentions (resolution 69/160).

Is there any European country that did not abstain?

[Belacqua]

The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.

"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."

It passed, with only two countries voting against.

The US and Ukraine.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en

You gave us the link... and it says:

We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Combating  glorification  of  Nazism,  neo-Nazism  and  other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and  related  intolerance”.  A  recorded  vote  has  been  requested.

In favour:

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Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of ), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire,  Cuba,  Democratic  People’s  Republic  of  Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica,  Dominican  Republic,  Ecuador,  Egypt,  El  Salvador,  Equatorial  Guinea,  Eritrea,  Ethiopia,  Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,  Guinea-Bissau,  Guyana,  Haiti,  Honduras,  India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho,  Liberia,  Madagascar,  Malawi,  Malaysia,  Maldives,  Mali,  Mauritania,  Mauritius,  Mexico,  Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,  Pakistan,  Papua  New  Guinea,  Paraguay,  Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda,  Saint  Kitts  and  Nevis,  Saint  Lucia,  Saint  Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi  Arabia,  Senegal,  Serbia,  Seychelles,  Sierra  Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab  Republic,  Tajikistan,  Thailand,  Timor-Leste,  Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of ), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Against:
Canada, Palau, Ukraine, United States of America

Abstaining:
Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia,  Tonga,  Turkey,  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland
Draft  resolution  I  was  adopted  by  133  votes  to  4,  with 51 abstentions (resolution 69/160).

Is there any European country that did not abstain?

All I know is what's on the page.

Why do you suppose anyone would vote against it? If abstaining is an option for being non-committal, why go on record as being anti-anti-Nazi?

[Belacqua]

Anyway, Belarus says Ukraine is preparing to attack, and says it will form an alliance with Russia.

This is how big wars get started.