Below, we wrote about Trump speaking to the UN General Assembly. He told them they were basically useless, when they could be a force for good. In that opinion, he was 100% correct.
Which is not to say the UN serves no purpose, on the contrary it is very useful to the elites of many third world nations. It gives them an opportunity to travel to a first world country, live there in comfort, meet others of similar high status from other unimportant countries, and shop for first world goods.
They do all of this while their far-from-rich country pays their tab and they are protected from local police harassment by diplomatic cover. Some are hired by the UN in which case their expenses are indirectly paid for by the US and other affluent countries which fund the world body.
So the UN provides an enhanced lifestyle and travel opportunities for elites whose status at home would otherwise get them a position of being the kings of a dunghill. Is it any wonder they cherish it?
The real wonder is whether the US gets its money's worth from the UN. It is easy to think the answer is "No." Much of the time it is a sort of diplomatic Potemkin village, play-acting at being a deliberative body while nations which matter ignore or bypass its pronouncements.
Actually, people who study the matter are unsure if it provides a "safety valve" for venting hostile opinions. It truly may do that.
