US President Donald Trump's administration has issued an ultimatum to countries seeking permanent membership in his new Board of Peace, requiring a cash contribution of at least US$1 billion.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    118·
    5 days ago

    The document describes a mechanism resembling the “purchase” of influence: standard membership in the Board of Peace is limited to three years and depends on the will of the chairman. This restriction is lifted for states that contribute more than US$1 billion in cash to the fund within the first year.

    “Decisions would be taken by a majority, with each member state present getting one vote, but all would be subject to the chairman’s approval,” Bloomberg says.

    Pay a billion to get a vote, and everyone gets a vote…

    But trump can overrule any vote…

    And he can kick anyone out that he wants, so if you ever go against his opinion of the moment, he’ll kick you out.

    Why the fuck would any country pay this?

      • Seth Taylor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        And it won’t be by GDP either. He will ask the exact same amount from each country. If you’re too small to pay, you get conquered

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    81·
    5 days ago

    So a protection racket, in other words.

    Setup by the dollar store godfather wannabe

    Ever since trump got elected, the news has been either bizarre, devastating, hilarious, insane, removed, cringe, maddening…

    Can that heart attack come already? Come on, McDonald’s hamburgers, do your job

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Absolutely fucking terrible protection racket if that’s what it is.

      The US spends 7tn per year on government spending. Even if the entire UN ponied up a billion each, every year, that would be less than 200bn in additional revenue. Not nothing, but barely a fraction of the 5tn in tax revenue the US government takes in every year.

      That’s like the mafia hitting you up for $50 a month.

  • skisnow@lemmy.caEnglish
    301·
    5 days ago

    On Friday, the White House presented the composition of “a founding Executive Board”, consisting exclusively of figures loyal to Trump: his Middle East adviser Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

    It’s astonishing how often Tony Blair manages to find new ways to be a massive fucking disappointment. It’s like he’s already concluded that he’s going to hell for the whole Iraq thing so he’d may as well lean into it by being a huge cunt while he’s alive.

    • TBi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 days ago

      I thought the same thing. I mean the whole Iraq thing could be seen as a misjudgement in hindsight. Now though he just looks evil.

    • Virtvirt588@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      We are in hell.

      Always was, just this time Trumpler is exacerbating the overall situation - essentially driving us deeper into the underworld.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    641·
    5 days ago

    Outside of the overt extortion for entry bit, how would this be any different than the current UN where the US unilaterally controls basically every decision or its consequences?

    • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
      66·
      5 days ago

      It’s called the board of peace so we can assume it will be a global Mafia demanding protection money, and going to war whenever it’s the more profitable outcome.

      The kind of group that should be nuked from orbit.

  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    5 days ago

    Rimmer: United America? Who’s that?

    Kryten: Well, at the end of the 23rd century, America attempted to bring peace to the world by asking every nation on Earth to sign a peace treaty.

    Any nation that refused, they invaded.

    Now, a war ensued that was called the War Against War. Those countries who went to war because they were so against war, they were prepared to go to war to fight in a war against war, called themselves United America.

    United America

    (Sorry can’t find a better source)