Become a nation that can speak up!

This is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Become a nation that can speak up!
Why does Japan blindly revere and continue to hold such awe for the United Nations?
When the UN says, “You are a bad country,” Japan responds with, “We are sorry.”
I, the author, feel angry—do Japanese people not feel the same?
In 1956, Japan was admitted to the United Nations, and even issued commemorative UN membership stamps.
Perhaps Japan was simply overjoyed to be accepted among the great powers.
Even now, as in the past, no major media outlet in Japan dares to say “there’s something wrong with the UN.”
Japan has idealized the United Nations far too much.
I recall that when I was a full-time professor at Sophia University, many particularly outstanding female students said, “I want to work at the UN in the future.”
The United Nations promotes idealistic slogans like “for world peace” and “to protect human rights,” and many students resonated with this idealistic, if impractical, vision.
There’s also likely the image that working internationally is simply “cool.”
Behind this is the fact that academia in Japan, particularly universities, is extremely liberal, and to students steeped in such liberal education, the UN appears to be the very embodiment of noble ideals.
It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that the UN is heavily politicized and deeply biased.
Doubts remain about the World Health Organization’s handling of COVID-19 and the UN’s responses to issues in the Middle East and Gaza.
The Trump administration clashed with the United Nations and began preparing to revise UN-backed ideologies and policies that conflict with American values and interests.
The U.S. has already withdrawn from the Paris Agreement on climate change supported by the UN, suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and is reconsidering its membership and funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Furthermore, Trump has clearly stated his opposition to the gender quota system promoted by the UN.
Under the Trump administration, I feel that America is finally returning to normal.
For example, under the Biden administration, white people almost never appeared in TV commercials.
In advertising and drama, families were always depicted as a white husband and black wife, or vice versa.
Such interracial families certainly exist in America, but the disturbing part was that almost every commercial and drama showcased such pairings.
Under Biden, if you so much as mentioned issues about race or immigration and refugees, you would be immediately labeled as “racist!” and the space for free speech would shrink.
However, since Trump became president again, white actors have started appearing more frequently in television commercials.
It is only under the Trump administration that the space for public discourse has begun to return to normal.
I want the Japanese people to realize that America is changing.
The Japanese government must stop blindly following the “recommendations” issued by the United Nations, based on flawed perceptions and radical ideologies.
And I earnestly hope that Japan will become a country that, like Trump, can speak its mind on the international stage.