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shenmue

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10. It wants to help other countries

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 12:33 PM

Aug 2014

It wants to do something to help the poor and those suffering in war.

Republicans don't like that.

Also, the paranoid evangelical wing of the party thinks it interferes with their desire to bring on Armageddon.

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Why do conservatives despise the United Nations ? [View all] steve2470 Aug 2014 OP

I see black, brown, red and golden people. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #1

They see it as part of the New World Order, which is an evil plot of some sort, I think. nt ChisolmTrailDem Aug 2014 #2

during the cold war, didn't the USSR have extra votes? nookworld Aug 2014 #3

never heard any of that nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #4

Fear, hostility, entitlement, racism, loathing of "socialism"--all those wonderful RW "values" Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #5

Especially Socialism rock Aug 2014 #18

They aren't lacking in brains. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #19

american exceptionalism Enrique Aug 2014 #6

Plus 1000 ^^^^. This is root. The law never applies to them on point Aug 2014 #11

Exactly. City Lights Aug 2014 #16

Because of the UNs humanitarian efforts. lpbk2713 Aug 2014 #7

America should not be part of a team. We should be the un-questioned leader of the world. Kablooie Aug 2014 #8

The same reason why they hate soccer. DetlefK Aug 2014 #9

It wants to help other countries shenmue Aug 2014 #10

Some people think it'll turn into the one world government sakabatou Aug 2014 #12

For the same reason they hate government in general. They want nothing to interfer with the jwirr Aug 2014 #13

There is no global white majority. It would give the poor a beach head, think of how many TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #14

Anything that potentially restrains the US from doing anything it wants in the world is bad... stevenleser Aug 2014 #15

good post nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #17