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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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[-] 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.

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