At 18:06 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
Out of curiosity, why do you keep on twisting meanings, even when you
don't have to?
I do not see this as twisting meanings. Apparently I use a different
definition of democracy than you do. But then, the definition the
majority decides is the
At 21:31 21-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
Actually, the majority does not decide in the UNSC. First, decisions
require a minimum of 9 out of 15 members. Secondly, many decisions with
the support of 14-1 are not taken by the UNSC.
Worse yet, several decisions have been made by just one
At 16:53 20-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle East
into another war.
Which principle of
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At 16:53 20-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle
East into another war.
Which
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle
East into another war.
Which
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From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:52 PM
Subject: Democracy (was Re: The UN (Hey, JDG!))
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have
At 17:21 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
Jeroen Have it on my desk by 08:00 tomorrow van Baardwijk
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Well, I'll go in where wiser folks fear
Out of curiosity, why do you keep on twisting meanings, even when you
don't
have to?
I do not see this as twisting meanings. Apparently I use a different
definition of democracy than you do. But then, the definition the
majority decides is the everyday definition that gets taught in schools
At 11:52 PM 10/21/2002 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
That depends on how you define democracy. When you use its literal
meaning (the people decide), then the UN is indeed not a democracy. When
you use the word in the way it is more commonly used, however (the
majority decides), then the UN *is*
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