Ryan Jessurun1d ago
BREAKING NEWS! Around 123 countries at the UN have just voted that African enslavement was the biggest crime against humanity. This is an enormous victory for the #reparations movement, led by Ghana.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg06q36052o
UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'

The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.

Show threadRyan Jessurun1d ago
Of course, 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 voted no against this resolution, but a big group of 52 countries also abstained, mostly from 🇪🇺 (and yes, that includes 🇳🇱 as well). So much for showing remorse and turning a blind eye against their own history. 🤦🏽‍♂️ 🤦🏽
Show threadTzafrir

@ryanjess77
What I dislike about this resolution is that it solidifies slave trade to the Transatlantic one. At the time, there was still trade of European slaves: mostly Slavs in Crimea, and whatever pirates would capture (regardless of race and religion) in the Mediterranean.

That was the norm, and the norm was only changed by people of the West (who some people here so hate) that decided that we are all equal and that people should not be traded.

Mar 26 at 6:34amWeb
Show threadAral Balkan1d ago
@tzafrir @ryanjess77 Oh look, an Israeli defending the transatlantic slave trade and congratulating the perpetrators for eventually being forced to stop hurting the victims. How on brand. Aren’t you supposed to be busy committing genocide?