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The UN has voted 123-3 in favour to condemn the enslavement of Africans and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Something, something, same map. (lemmy.ml)
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[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 months ago

This is about reparations and thats the reason why the countries responsible abstained or voted against it.

Obviously most countries today condemn the modern slave trade. Doesn't mean they'll do anything about it but they do condemn it

[-] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I thought Canada was where run-away slaves escaped to. Why abstain in our (Canada's) case?

Oh, duh, we were part of the UK at the time...

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 months ago

Canada is also still a settler-colony, like the US and Israel.

[-] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Why would Israel vote against this though? I don't recall them having slave trades

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Just that racist

[-] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

ah, ofc, it's always racism

[-] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

They're a US vassal and a white supremacist colony, the indigenous victims are different but it's the same shit as what European settlers did in América

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