..not because we hate the USA, on the contrary, the world is at awe with the many accomplishments that came out of this country.
It's none of our business how each country governs itself. But it does raise a problem for the rest of us, when the US is, and has been for decades, the undisputed hegemon of the world.
We want to look at it from a different angle and ask, what is the US? Is Trump's USA the same as, for example, Obama's USA? Why should the world suffer this severe bipolarism and uncertainty, depending on who the US elects?
How is it that one leader who we, the rest of the world, never voted for, decides whether we, the rest of the world, gain or lose territory? occupy or be occupied? live or die? Never mind us, does this leader even truly represent their own people?
We don't mean to single out the US. Of the 5 permanent members of the UNSC, it can be said that 2 are fairly democratic (France and UK), 2 are not quite (Russia and China), and then there's the US, which is its own beast.
Americans don't truly decide who heads their government.
Because of their severely polarized 2-party system and flawed primary elections that often lead to candidates that are all but hand-picked by oligarchs, corporations and special interest PACs, who spend 100s of millions of dollars shaping the outcome. And because of the flawed electoral college, ultimately, only a tiny handful of swing voters, in a tiny handful of swing states, decide for the whole of the country, who, of the two questionable candidates, will be the next president, and thus, much to our dismay, the de-facto leader of the world.
It's one thing to accept the hegemony of one responsible country, if it's been, more or less, leading to prosperity and stability for most. But is it acceptable to subject the whole world to the will of one man, only at the mercy of the US's internal system keeping his power in check? When this system falls apart such as with today's US, he ends up with unchecked powers at home, and with the US having unchecked powers on the world stage, one man ends up with unchecked powers over the whole world. Now, what if such man is inexperienced, unstable, greedy, corrupt and openly hellbent on dismantling the international order?
President Trump believes that that he has the authority to attack and "own" any country. When he spoke in Davos he said "unless I decide to use excessive force " - I - not the USA, spoken like a true dictator. Keeping in mind that under the US constitution, only Congress has that power, which they've unfortunately given up for their silly partisan priorities.
Worse, he is openly corrupting the international legal system by, for example, menacing and sanctioning the ICC and the ICJ, crippling the UNSC, and establishing a competing "board of peace" where he's president for life and he solely has veto power over its decisions.
He, under the impression that the US, the richest country by far, is somehow not doing well enough, is devastating world economies who've grown to be too dependent on the US.
When asked about his global powers, he said that his "morality" is the only thing that is there to stop him.
That's just an example. We hate to admit it, but despite his many flaws, President Trump is still, relatively speaking, a reasonable man who's got many things to worry about, such as his businesses, legacy, and financial backers at home and overseas. What is to happen to the world, when the likes of his more hawkish advisors grab hold of this presidency? Let that sink in.
So, in the spirit of honoring the undeniable human right of self-determination, we'd like to put forth the proposition that, either the whole world must be allowed to vote in the elections of each of the permanent members of the UNSC, or, on a more serious note - we need immediate UN reforms. Of course, we're only aiming for the latter.
