The UN, like the League of Nations before it, is really 2 things:

1. An attempt to form a neutral association of countries and establish some kind of coherent form of international law for the whole world.

2. A stalking horse for various special interest groups which usually represent major countries and their industrial backers...or regional associations of smaller countries who try to jockey against the major countries. The major countries tend to manipulate and control the Security Council. The minor ones tend to do better in the General Assembly.

The first part is the light side and the second part the dark side of the UN.

It's a very flawed attempt at establishing international law. Any attempt is better than none at all, since none at all is merely the rule of the gun.

If you are more comfortable with the rule of the gun, just say so. I'm not. I like living in a society where there is some law and order and some safety, whether it's a town or a planet.

As to whether I am a "pacifist", well, try stealing my guitar in front of me or hurting a friend of mine, and then see if I am a pacifist. I do what needs to be done, depending on the situation. You don't have to be a 100% pacifist to argue against wars of aggression, you just have to be a relatively open-minded person, that's all.

- LH