Monday 23 September 2024

The Enemies Of The UN

A Mixed Bag
nationalists
militarists
industrialists 
financiers
politicians
labour leaders
religionists
cranks
fanatics
Syndics
Neocommunists
Pilgrims
Hedonists
victims of UN military actions or policy decisions

(If you appeal to enough minorities, then you have a majority!)

Their Plan
They unite temporarily for a common purpose.
Their agents inside the UN take actions that discredit it.
Secessions.
Military revolutions.
Colonial ground troops seizing the Moon bases - which reminds us of Heinlein's "The Long Watch."

3 comments:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I think Anderson later came to have some sympathy for some of these types of people in this list. He began the Psychotechnic series when he was still a "flaming liberal" (his words). He came to reject many of the views underlying the series.

Ad astra! Sean

S.M. Stirling said...

That was also before it became obvious that the UN was a "club for tyrants".

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Mr. Stirling!

A big reason why PA came to have only contempt for the UN. And the UN disgraced itself again when it was revealed some "employees" took an active part in the 10/7 atrocities targeting Jews.

Ad astra! Sean