Just a question. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in City Hall's
Conference Room 333, unhappily listening to the Minneapolis Charter
Commission throwing nails in the road before a citizen vote on Instant
Runoff Voting in Minneapolis, when I happened to look out over the
wind-swept plaza in front of the Hennepin County Courthouse.
As I looked at the various flags flap in the wind, I realized that along
with the US flag (east-most pole) and the Minnesota and Hennepin County
flags (center pole, MN on top), there was a United Nations flag on the
west-most pole.
I didn't remember swearing allegiance to the UN, or its General Assembly
(what do we have there now, 1 vote out of 200), or its Security Council
(where China has a veto, as do we).
I love this country, and not just for the opportunities it has afforded
me. I have **enforceable** rights as an American that I would not have
in most nations of the world (e.g., our Bill of Rights and two centuries
of case law to support it, and our philosophy of limited, divided
(federal) government and individual rights).
When I directed my eyes back into the City Hall conference room I
noticed that the room had, besides the US flag, a UN flag too.
I know that "fabric isn't important" but what is going on. Were
explicit decisions made, by specific people, to give place to the UN
flag? When? Who? Using what criteria and justification?
I know global cooperation, coodination, communication and charity are
positive ideas; but so is the American Cancer Society and the United
Negro College Fund. Are we going to fly their flags next?
BTW, I don't think global government is a possibility for at the very
least 100 years, because of the wide disparity of: language, standards
of living, education levels, cultural values, political values and
individual protections. At least not from the bottom up global
government--top down, that is another, unpleasant to imagine, story (try
1984).
I haven't visited many schools recently; are UN flags in them too?
I'm sure Governor Ventura isn't flying the UN flag over the State
Capitol. At least I hope not!
Alan Shilepsky
proud American from Downtown Mpls.
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