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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 62 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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

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

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

True.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just that racist

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

ah, ofc, it's always racism

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days 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