UN Has Got To Go
Dear Editor,
United Nations: An organization as effective as a traffic cop on Valium.
When first proposed and established, the UN was most likely effective…for about 2 weeks. While the concept and initial organization was good, it has become an organization that is a lot of talk, but no actual effectiveness. It has become a cover for despots and dictators to establish and support themselves. It has also become, IMO, the single largest money pit in the American budget.
There are several cut and dried examples of how ineffective this organization is. Not only ineffective but, as has been revealed, blatantly and openly being used as an arm of organizations like Hamas. They not only basically stand by and allow things to happen, they have been proven to be participating in actions they are supposed to be monitoring and preventing.
Additionally, they seem to believe they have every right to come to the United States government and dictate this, this, and this needs to be done in order to bring us into line with the rest of the world. Their biggest complaint is Americans intent on exercising our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. God forbid people should arm themselves instead of relying on the UN to protect us.
One of the things I hear is “US out of the UN, UN out of the US” and I think it’s about three-quarters right. The UN needs to find itself a nice piece of land someplace outside the United States, declare it neutral territory, and pick up from there. Additionally we need to cut WAY back on the amount of money we are throwing down that rat hole. Think about how much more we could do for our own people with the money we throw at the UN.
The U.N. has a purpose. The problem is it’s evolved into a socialist/communist based purpose. As I said, it has a purpose, but it’s devolved into one counter to what our country and others like ours are.
I’m hoping what I’m seeing is a wake-up slap across the face Americans have been needing for a while.
Carpe Diem…Come and Take It!
Alan Marshall
Complaint About Lack Of Withholding
Dear Editor,
I am a retired government employee. Last January (2023) I noticed that I had a raise in my retirement deposit. I made several calls and was told that North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the IRS had decided to stop all extra withholdings from federal taxes without telling anyone.
Like many other folks I have home and car insurance premiums due in early spring, so it’s nice to have the refund to pay these bills. We all had to contact the retirement system and set up the extra withholding again. I question what right he had to change our withholding and what other idiotic moves he would make as governor.
Bobby Reavis
Here we go with Alan blathering about socialist / communist boogy man terms again but this time it’s the UN! Lol, hard to apply the definition of those terms to the UN but I guess his tinfoil hat has slipped off again.
Trust a conservative to be against an organization that supports Humanitarian causes throughout the world.
The UN is nothing but a pack of anti-semitic and anti- American parasites and leeches that has created more hell and misery for humanity than any other cause.
Give one specific example the supports your rant.
Chris, you seem to have trouble believing that a barnyard doesn’t emit an odor, if you can read between the lines. You seem to glory in attacking Alan Marshall on every letter.
Thank you A.C.
Just know I’ve reduced my desire to engage him/her because I remembered a couple of things my grandmother taught me. Never wrestle with a pig…you both get dirty, but the pig loves it. Also don’t engage a fool in a battle of wits…it’s cruel to attack an unarmed person.
Alan rants conservative propaganda with no supportive argument or facts or any real information at all. He is a great example of the ignorance that has destroyed the Republican party. So yup, I am here to offer a counter perspective any chance I get.
Sooooo, you’re going to offer a counter of “liberal propaganda”?
“Trust a conservative to be against an organization that supports Humanitarian causes throughout the world.”
The whole UN is a gathering of people who want to talk, live tht good life, hax taxpayers pay their bills, etc. A waste of time, and “tons” of money for all countries. Their membership is also leftist. . .unless they’re begging for money from the USA. . .which then goes out of their way to give it to them. Sad.
Imagine how much work could get done if you took all the money that went to the UN, cut them out of it, and just used it to solve problems.
Bobby, you want the State to manage your money? How much interest does the State pay while holding your money?
Is Alan Marshall a pseudonym for the publisher of Rhino Times?
Thank you for the complement harry.
UN…Greensboro City Council….Guilford County Commissioners….seems like they have alot in common. No purpose and worthless. Just expensive.
Quit complaining. Most people don’t have big fat government pensions
Many people prefer to use extra withholding of their taxes to force themselves to save money during the year for expenses they know they will have to pay especially when they tend to spend money when it’s available to them. Gaining .01 to .05 interest is worth giving up to train one to save for known expenses and hopefully long-term savings in the future.
Also, as the wife of a retired Guilford County employee who worked 12-hour shifts in an emergency services type job, his “big fat government pension” amounts to $684/month, and we’re allowed to buy into the health care supplemental plan for $330/month. Just so you know.
William, not sure what you know about the State Retirement System but the average worker for the state does not get a “big fat check “. I worked at UNCG in the trades shop from early 80’s thru 2010. 6% of my check was taken and put into an account, it was mandatory. The state did pay interest but added nothing to my account . I could add to it but they only paid about 1% interest. Besides with the wages that were paid there was nothing left to put into savings. Don’t bark until you have walked the dog.
The UN was said to be responsible for the cholera epidemic on Haiti after the earthquake and their employees/contractors responsible for multiple sexual assaults & rapes in multiple countries during peacekeeping & rescue efforts. I think the nepotism & corruption warrant a complete house cleaning of the org.
Chris, Do you think it’s a good idea that the UN could be the One World Government? If they and WEF have their way, they will be. My suggestion is that you do some study of the history of the UN and where they get all the money to support those humanitarian causes you mention.
One world government is a red flag for conspiracy nutter. Have any real substance to back your nonsense?
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How about today’s news where the UN is reported to have provided millions to state governments to promote Leftist climate alarm (Fox News, 2024/2/5, Thomas Catenacci)?
So it’s basically a money laundering scheme. The Democrat Party gives billions to the UN / the UN sends the money back to promote Leftism.
Chrissy can’t see this because he doesn’t want to. And this was only today’s news. It’s happening all the time.
“None are so blind as those who will not see”
You mean UN provides millions to less mature / smaller governments to fix climate crisis (as validated by science) that has been caused by larger industrial nations. Yup. I think that’s great.
The idea that climate crisis is a leftist conspiracy is to ignore massive amounts of data, science, etc. But you be you.
Whether you think it’s great is irrelevant – it’s an example of incipient One World Government as global entities interfere in local politics all over the planet.
No, it is an example of how the UN helps lessor developed countries deal with an issue caused mostly by much larger developed countries. I fully understand that conservatives don’t agree with helping the disadvantaged. But you be you.
Can you make a single point without a gratuitous insult of conservatives?
…. and the US is not a “lessor (sic) developed” country.
One world government is a red flag term for a conspiracy nutter. Have any real substance to back your statement or is this one of those “do your own reaearch” silliness things.
AGENDA 2030 from the UN.
And most of the World Economic Forum’s agenda.
“….implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focussed in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.”
Key words are Partnership, participation, and solidarity.
I other words, governments working together. Not ONe GoVErnmENt. I understand that conservatives view the world as a zero sum game. The UN has an obviously very lofty goal of eliminating all poverty. Doubt it can be done. But it is the same as how the bible encourages you to be Christ like although it is impossible to be as perfect as Christ. Lofty goals work.
Best wishes.
Exceptionally unintelligible gibberish from our Village Idiot…
Hahaha….you get refuted and all you can do is call names. Love it.
You’re the one who can’t make a comment without an accompanying insult, buddy.
Says the guy who just commented with nothing but name calling. LMAO
“Nutters”, “bigots”, “racists”, “moonshine swilling rednecks”… any of this sound familiar?
It all came from one individual – and it wasn’t me.