Russia started issuing passports to east Ukraine in a move to consolidate its power there and continue its aggression on the sovereign state of Ukraine. Putin is paving the way for Russia to annex more of Ukraine's territory.
China has just sentenced Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators to jail terms of up to 16 months. President Xi's premiership has been marked with a swing towards greater authoritarianism.
Trump is strutting around threatening Iran, Cuba and Mexico, while encouraging Israel and Libyan war lord, Haftar, to defy the United Nations.
Theresa May is dangling her country's stability on the edge of a cliff. Yesterday she snubbed Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who was met by other UK party leaders.
President Macron of France is trying; some may say "very trying". He too is supporting Haftar against the UN-backed government in Libya.
These are the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations.
A disgrace to the modern world
Is it fair that the world should be beholden to these five nations who can block any United Nations security decision with their power of veto? Of course not! In fact, it is more than unfair: it is downright obscene. And yet we plod along like zombies accepting this abuse. Many of us not even aware of it. Come on! Wake up! Do something about it! What? you may ask. Well, you can start by joining UN-aligned, or at least reading about it! UN-aligned will be launched on May 24 and will work for a better united nations: in every sense!
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