Erika Sumner#BREAKING #News: The #UnitedNations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice. Note: #UN GA resolutions are not legally binding, though they carry the weight of global opinion.
Ur Ya'ar@ErikaSumner
I think declaring the enslavement of Africans as a grave crime against humanity, and moving towards amending the consequences it has to this days are very important.
But I find it hard to understand the need to rank and compare crimes against humanity and declare one as "the gravest".
Both on a theoretical level - every suffering is different, and comparison is impossible; and on a practical level - it may antagonize groups who suffered themselves, instead of creating solidarity.
I think declaring the enslavement of Africans as a grave crime against humanity, and moving towards amending the consequences it has to this days are very important.
But I find it hard to understand the need to rank and compare crimes against humanity and declare one as "the gravest".
Both on a theoretical level - every suffering is different, and comparison is impossible; and on a practical level - it may antagonize groups who suffered themselves, instead of creating solidarity.