"Flight arrivals from western #Europe plummeted by 17% in March, as part of a global negative US travel trend. Is there a tourism boycott going on? The biggest drops reported among #WesternEuropean, #CentralAmerican and #Caribbean travellers #Canadians: Hold my beer www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Tourism boycott? Europe travel...
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St. Nicholas Bridge, Kiev, Russia, (i.e., Ukraine) between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine

#StNicholasBridge #Russia #Ukraine #Poland #GreekOrthodox #WesternEuropean #theDnieperRiver #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001697427/

#Hammas is going to win this war. Their strategy will be written about for ages.

โ€œAlthough scores of countries have recognized #Palestinian statehood, the closely coordinated announcements by the three nations carried added weight amid the growing toll of Israelโ€™s military offensive in Gaza, and because most #WesternEuropean countries have resisted recognizing it.โ€

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/22/world/israel-gaza-palestinian-news

Spain, Norway and Ireland Recognize a Palestinian State: Israel-Gaza War Live Updates

The European nations joined scores of others that recognize Palestinian statehood, which Israel has long opposed.

The New York Times
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53% of Indians are accepting of same-sex marriage, finds global survey by Pew Research

It's 'developed, Western European countries' that show highest acceptance of legalising same-sex marriage, but India is among exceptions, finds survey.

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@CStamp @victoriadecapua @ricardoharvin @MelodyCooper @BlackAzizAnansi

On #Racism

"...number of people speaking the Italian language was even lower."

๐Ÿ‘‰#Racism is chiefly seen as being touted in 20th century #Fascism, with its roots in 19th century #Imperialism and #Colonialism.๐Ÿ‘ˆ

๐Ÿ‘‰The #Feudalism of the #MiddleAges was no #Slavery and most #WesternEuropean nations were #Colonizers and not #Colonies, like all of the #Americas.๐Ÿ‘ˆ

Therefore the...

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I KNOW. All hierarchical assignments in the US involve a group's relationship to said conquerors. I'm the child of an #Austrian #Jew & #German #Christian who were #refugees of #WWII & I have fully Anglo features so no one ever looks at me as anything but #White (unless they spot my #JewFro;). This "passing" means that ignorant White ppl feel comfortable sharing their #racism & #bias w/me & they definitely give me an extra nod for being of #WesternEuropean descent.