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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 18 Mar 2016

    The U.N. can be a powerful force for peace, health, & human rights. We must save it from inefficiency & corruption.http://nyti.ms/1Vj35sn 

    6:21 AM - 18 Mar 2016
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      2. Pallet Town DSA‏ @neuroliberalism 18 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @nytimes Exactly. Step 1: remove China and Russia from security council, replace with actual social democracies.

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      3. Seed Doubt‏ @seeddoubt 18 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neuroliberalism

        .@verucaes @sapinker @nytimes Indeed. India comes to mind. And step 2: remove single voter veto power.

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      4. Pallet Town DSA‏ @neuroliberalism 18 Mar 2016
        Replying to @seeddoubt

        @seeddoubt @sapinker @nytimes India, Brazil, and ironically, Japan. And yes, move to a simple or super majority system.

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      1. James Watts‏ @Jimmy_Thunder_ 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @nytimes get rid of the permanent seats and the ridiculous veto power of a single state for a start

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      1. TGGeko‏ @TGGEKO 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker You know what they say, if you want something done right, form a gigantic committee of mutually exclusive geopolitcial interests.

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      1. Dan Sideen‏ @sideen_dan 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @nytimes Governments are inherently bureaucratic. Government-of-governments= bureaucracy squared.

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      1. lita santos‏ @LitaSantos75 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @nytimes remove Saudi Arabia DUH

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      1. susan silver‏ @suz_8 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker unfortunately it does not work. Except against Israel

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      1. ClockworkMummy‏ @ClockworkMummy 18 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker Saudi Arabia at the head of the UN human rights council, made the whole thing a bad joke.

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