The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise 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.
The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologising for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund. It does not mention a specific amount of money.
The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.
Countries like the UK have long rejected calls to pay reparations, saying today’s institutions cannot be held responsible for past wrongs.
The entire West?
Everywhere from Ireland to Finland to Japan, they’re all looting the 3rd world and waging war?
Are you sure that’s not a bit of propaganda?
I think Ireland at least should be excluded; they were colonised by the British.
Okay, and Finland?
let’s just say you don’t want finland to visit your country for “business”
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Can you be more specific? How is Ireland looting the 3rd world and waging war, or indirectly benefiting from it?
Same as any other western country Ireland is investing in corporations exploiting developing countries (extracting resources and exploiting workers) while importing cheap goods from there. The entire west is basically outsourcing pollution and terrible working conditions to developing countries so they can consume most of the Earth’s resources.
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