Does The World Need The U.N. ?
The U.S. pays 30% of the United Nations annual budget which at last reckoning was eight billion dollars.
So the UN costs the US over 2.6 billion dollars a year, and the headquarters of the United Nations complex is in New York City in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, and that’s prime real estate.
What Does The US Get In Return?
Below are the actual voting records of various Arabic/Islamic States which are recorded in both the US State Department and United Nations records:
Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time.
Qatar votes against the United States 67% of the time.
Morocco votes against the United States 70% of the time.
United Arab Emirates votes against the U. S. 70% of the time.
Jordan votes against the United States 71% of the time.
Tunisia votes against the United States 71% of the time.
Saudi Arabia votes against the United States 73% of the time.
Yemen votes against the United States 74% of the time.
Algeria votes against the United States 74% of the time.
Oman votes against the United States 74% of the time.
Sudan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
Pakistan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
Libya votes against the United States 76% of the time.
Egypt votes against the United States 79% of the time.
Lebanon votes against the United States 80% of the time.
India votes against the United States 81% of the time.
Syria votes against the United States 84% of the time.
Mauritania votes against the United States 87% of the time.
And The US Gives Aid To Countries That Consistently Vote Against It
Egypt, for example, after voting 79% of the time against the United States, still receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid.
Jordan votes 71% against the United States and receives $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
Pakistan votes 75% against the United States receives $6,721,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.
India votes 81% against the United States receives $143,699,000 annually
Supposing There Was No United Nations?
It might be possible to make a case for maintaining the Security Council which is presently composed of five permanent members, China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States and another one or two might be added.
But it’s hard to see any need for the others to be permanently hosted in lavish surroundings that cost a fortune, and mostly only bite the hands that feed them..
We live in a hi-tech age where communication is only a mouse-click away and can involve multiple participants who can all see each and hear each other.
So why do they need to be in the same room?
Watch This Trailer
If you think that maybe I’m being a little harsh and have a lingering feeling that shutting down the U.N. would somehow be disastrous then watch this official trailer for a new documentary entitled U.N. Me.
And Now Read An Interview
Kenny Miles Interviews Ami Horowitz, the director of a new documentary entitled U.N. Me that harshly criticizes the U.N.
KM: First let me say, I thought the movie was going to be a conservative Michael Moore, really partisan and it wasn’t. There wasn’t too much emotion, but rather the fact and I know a lot of people in the audience who were liberal who really liked the movie".
Ami Horowitz: "I’m really glad to hear that, because that was a real conscience effort to make it because it’s really easy to fall for that [partisan] trap. I’m a conservative, but everybody who worked on the movie, editors, writers were all liberal".
KM: The title "U.N. Me" brings to mind the Morgan Spurlock documentary "Super Size Me". Yet you didn’t try to work for the United Nations, for like a month or two, so why did you choose this title?".
Ami Horowitz: "My wife came up with title so if I didn’t use it I wouldn’t be married. It does speak about me trying to figure out what’s going on in the United Nations. I also think its a relationship between me and the audience like ‘you and me.’ I think it’s about the relationship between the UN and the audience. I think [the U.N.] have a responsibility with everyone in the audience. The question really becomes, "have they failed you?" Have they failed me? And I think they have. It’s a nice name because its cute but speaks to different layers of relationships with us in the UN and me as a filmmaker in the audience".
KM: Out of all the injustices in the world, what inspired you to investigate the United Nations and to make a movie about it?
Ami Horowitz: "I don’t know what it was that triggered the thing in my head about the UN. I just started thinking about it. And the more I thought about it I was aggravated and then angry, and then infuriated for the failure of UN to live up to its ideals. I don’t know when the spark popped in my head it wouldn’t go away. I felt like I had to do something. For better or for worse, entertainment is a way you get to people. And for better or for worse, many people under 40 get their news from the Daily Show. I love the Daily Show, It’s a great show, but is it the place to get news? No. I’ve got to play that game to make sure that I made something that had entertainment value."
KM: In the film you venture around the United Nations office, only to not find anyone. Why were you surprised when the UN offices were empty after 5PM?
Ami Horowitz: "I was surprised. Genocide doesn’t happen just between 9 to 5 Eastern Standard Time so they should be staffed at all times. I am expecting to it be as busy as during the day. Of course not. You know we were looking to humorize the situation and that was a good way to do it. I think a lot of people were surprised to know it was empty."
KM: "What’s the one thing you want the viewer to take away from the film?"
Ami Horowitz: "This can’t stand. You know people often see movies and they go ‘okay, that really effected me." And then they go on to their daily lives, which is a normal thing to do. I want people to walk away saying listen, ‘Its wrong in the world that we live in today that there are people who are fleeing for their lives in terror of the night.’ Its just wrong." We built a society that is wealthy. People are better off then they’ve ever been, even the poorest of the poor. And to have genocide going on that’s the one thing that hasn’t gotten better".
KM: You mentioned that 25% of the United Nations budget ($8 billion) comes from America. How do you think viewers can lobby for change to pressure the UN?
Ami Horowitz: "You know, it’s all about money. And Congress controls the funding to everything. And Congress is susceptible to people calling them out and saying, ‘what are we doing?’ A couple bills coming up from both Republican and Democrats are about reform in the UN. But I think the time is right for an extra push from the outside. Letters, phone calls, and emails could work".
KM: Will you be pursuing a career as a documentary film director and what other subject matters interest you?
Ami Horowitz: I didn’t go out with the intention of being a filmmaker. I just wanted to get this issue out. I choose film-making as the medium, which I thought was the best format suited to make my argument. Having said that, I’ve totally been bitten by the bug. So this is all I want to do…if I could serve an attempt at promotion, people need to see the movie for me to make another movie. Because if I don’t make another movie, my full time career will be hiding from my investors, just cut out 90 minutes of watching, "Keep Up with the Kardasians" and watch this. You’ll be entertained and you’ll be informed."U.N. Me" opens in limited release theaters and premieres on VOD on June 1st
The only positive thing about the UN (building in NY)is possibly we have ALL the offices bugged one way or another..besides that it would be better used as a hog raising barn.
Europe and the United States would be better served if the UN did not exist.
It has become nothing more than a platform for third world dictators.
Only globalists and/or one world government advocates could see any value to the UN.
If I were king for a day, I would clear the UN building and level it, and tell all the foreign UN delegates that they had twelve hours to leave the country.