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West refuses to condemn slavery at UN (www.geopoliticaleconomy.report)

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[–] tjr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Calling something the “gravest crime” seems kind of strange. So genocide is better? Mass rape? Why compare?

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Transatlantic slave trade lasted for centuries and included both genocide and rape and way more

[–] yopyop@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but Hitler did a pretty good speedrun too.

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

He did a lot, and still wasn't on the same scale.

[–] Devconsole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I don't understand the goal of making a superlative statement. Any government not run by ghouls would condemn slavery.
Inbe4 " my least favorite government would totally not condemn slavery as a concept lolololol"