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Revision as of 23:08, 19 March 2014 editDr.K. (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, File movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers110,824 edits That's Noam Chomsky's opinion and thus has to be attributed to him. It is WP:UNDUEWEIGHT to be included with the standard definition but I will not revert.← Previous edit Revision as of 23:19, 14 April 2014 edit undoChrismorey (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,363 editsm balance POVNext edit →
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The '''international community''' is a phrase used in ] to refer to a broad group of peoples and governments of the world. The term is used to imply the existence of common duties and obligations between countries. Activists, politicians and commentators often use the term, particularly in the context of calls for action to be taken against ] and to protect ]. ] has sarcastically used the term to refer to the ] and its ]s and allies.<ref>http://www.chomsky.info/articles/200209--.htm</ref><ref>http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/06/14/israel-us-violators-of-international-law-says-noam-chomsky/</ref><ref>http://www.satellitemagazine.ca/2012/06/noam-chomsky-on-iran/</ref> The '''international community''' is a phrase used in ] to refer to a broad group of peoples and governments of the world. The term is typically used to imply the existence of a common point of view, towards such matters as specific issues of ]. Activists, politicians and commentators often use the term in calling for action to be taken, e.g. against what in their opinion is ] in a target country.

The term is commonly used to imply unanimous international support for a point of view on a disputed issue, e.g. to
enhance the credibility of a majority vote in the ] . Used in this way, it is a ].

] has sarcastically used the term to refer to the ] and its ]s and allies.<ref>http://www.chomsky.info/articles/200209--.htm</ref><ref>http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/06/14/israel-us-violators-of-international-law-says-noam-chomsky/</ref><ref>http://www.satellitemagazine.ca/2012/06/noam-chomsky-on-iran/</ref> Paradoxically, these states are the most common targets of alleged condemnation by the "international community".


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The international community is a phrase used in international relations to refer to a broad group of peoples and governments of the world. The term is typically used to imply the existence of a common point of view, towards such matters as specific issues of human rights. Activists, politicians and commentators often use the term in calling for action to be taken, e.g. against what in their opinion is political repression in a target country.

The term is commonly used to imply unanimous international support for a point of view on a disputed issue, e.g. to enhance the credibility of a majority vote in the United Nations General Assembly . Used in this way, it is a weasel phrase.

Noam Chomsky has sarcastically used the term to refer to the United States and its client states and allies. Paradoxically, these states are the most common targets of alleged condemnation by the "international community".

See also

References

  1. http://www.chomsky.info/articles/200209--.htm
  2. http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/06/14/israel-us-violators-of-international-law-says-noam-chomsky/
  3. http://www.satellitemagazine.ca/2012/06/noam-chomsky-on-iran/
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