What in the world are you talking about? I'm not saying India should be let in because they demand it but you sound no different than those western countries who want special privileges because they feel they are better than everybody. The UN as presently constituted is getting past its sell by date anyway and we can't live off WWII accomplishments forever, just because you helped defeat the Nazis doesn't mean you should have permanent privileges over everybody else. That's colonial talk.
You've got an interesting argument. But you're still not gonna gaslight me. I'm not speaking colonial talk. You use that term cheaply. I'm speaking about realism. I know that you don't like the UN, but it's there whether you like it or not. Historically, the only way that we know of so far to create a new UN is to have another world war, and we don't wanna go there don't we.
It is true that the position of the UNSC permanent five have actually become a tool for imperialism. Especially by the US. Yet I still don't want to see the Big 5 expanded, because most nations are only self interested. I don't want any more countries to join because that position enables abuse. If you put Nigeria in there, would all of Africa trust Tinubu with that veto power? What about the other African states? Won't South Africa also want a seat? If you put Indonesia in there, Singapore might also want a seat. If they all can get in, then these new members would be vetoing left and right and there comes a point where nothing could get passed in the UN.
I especially don't want India to get a permanent seat in the UNSC. Because I know it wants that seat for the veto power to veto away any UN action that it doesn't like. It wants free reign to do what it likes. Like abusing the Kashmiris and Muslims, and trying to realize Akhand Bharat. Don't be fooled by India, it has an imperialist mindset. It's elites have imperial ambitions.
If it were up to me, I want that big 5 position abolished, so that nobody can have any veto power. But we don't live in a perfect world. As of today, the Big 5 is there and those countries are in it because they were the major victors of WW2. I would argue that the only nations who truly fought and paid the proper price in WW2 were the US, Russia, and China. France was a passenger, and Britain was only riding on American power to stay alive. China and Russia have not gotten their permanent seats in the UNSC for nothing. They've lost around 45 million people in WW2, so don't belittle their victories. Have some respect okay.
The Big 5 positions were created because it was understood at the end of WW2, that the victors knew how horrible a world war is, and hence could be trusted with special powers to prevent another world war. We all know today, that the US have abused this mechanism in the UNSC. While the UK and France are just poodles of the US. The only balancing powers in the UNSC are Russia and China. That is why Russia and China cannot drop out of the Big 5, no matter how contradictory it is to global justice and fairness. As long as the Big 5 is still there, someone inside it needs to keep it in check.
If you want to come up with ideas to improve the UN. Abolishing the UNSC permanent seats is the best move. Making it rotational is less ideal, because nations will still abuse it. But the US will not allow any of that to happen without a world war. So it has to stay like this for now. It is selfish, narrow minded, and perhaps nefarious to argue that the Big 5 should be expanded just because your favourite country is not in it.
Most Chinese people couldn't care less if China is not in the Big 5, but since it is, then China might as well make use of that position. They have paid a horrible price for that seat afterall. So they would understand to respect and cherish this special position.
People who feel that they are entitled to have an additional place in the Big 5 are mostly the ones who never knew the true horrors of WWII. An entitled mindset actually puts people on a path towards fascism. Just because you've been wronged, that doesn't mean you're entitled to special rights or positions. The Israelis and Indians are the worse examples of this.
