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by kbart 3470 days ago
"One thing that would likely help is linking seats on the UN Security Council to refugee quotas. You shouldn't be able to decide what goes on without accepting responsibility for picking up your rubbish."

Great idea, but it will never pass while certain countries possesses and abuses their veto[0] on pretty much any deal that has some impact on real world.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci...