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[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the US continue their decline in democracy

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

..and respect

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cry baby has swapped out judges in the US. Now with Netanyahu's pillow talk, he's trying for planet wide removal of law.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, within the US, he effectively isn't bound by any laws as far as we can tell.

It's absolutely insane that he would expect the world to follow suit while we're dealing with a rather special sort of derangement here.

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 1 points 44 minutes ago

From over here in Europe it's like watching an awful episode of Pinky and the Brain.... Only there is no brain.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 8 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

only Naoero, a tiny Pacific island ​nation formerly known as Nauru, has followed suit.

As it happens this is where Australia dumps unwanted refugees, which may well be an international crime, which would explain it.

Few =/= one. Bad headline.

Since Rubio announced the campaign, Venezuela and Chad have announced plans to withdraw from the court.

Venezuela is heading towards being a US vassal state. Not sure about Chad, but I'll guess at heinous crimes being a factor.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ​announced their exits the previous year, denouncing the court as an instrument of "neocolonial repression."

Well, they can't be said to be following US lead then, but heinous crimes likely applies as well (still guessing).

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Chad is more a Russian vassal state, which explains that decision.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Some of those are minority dissenters who are more about rescuing their own despots or expressing their ideological alignment or Naoero, which regularly seesaws to either side of hegemonies in exchange for something. As for my country, the Philippines, we are seeing the benefits of what the ICC can do, such as prosecuting Duterte for his crimes against humanity.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would they want to leave the international cricket council?

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

And what did the Internet Chess Club to annoy Trump that much?

[–] Slartifartblast@piefed.social 4 points 21 hours ago

Both the council and the club follow rules. Trump only follows rules when it suits him. Quite the disparity there.