Mastodawn

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.

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Ryan Jessurun 1d 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. 🤦🏽‍♂️ 🤦🏽

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Joan of Contention 😷1d ago

@ryanjess77

Ireland: you abstaining coward "post-"colonial bastards.

(Image source via https://journal.un.org/en/new-york/meeting/officials/5b4d3557-9286-4014-bd9f-e74c58c7556b/2026-03-25)

#MasotDaoine

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Aral Balkan 1d ago

@clickhere @ryanjess77 Yep.

Colonised themselves but still white more than anything else.

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Joan of Contention 😷1d ago

@aral Can you re-phrase that? I'm struggling to interpret it.

@ryanjess77

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Aral Balkan 1d ago

@clickhere @ryanjess77 I mean, the Irish were colonised but they’re still very much white.

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Joan of Contention 😷

@aral Aha, thank you.

Yes, very much so - real 19thC Irish-in-the -US vibes: determined to be the most white, most racist, kicking right on down, so that the WASPs would stop hating on them.

@ryanjess77