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The UN has voted 123-3 in favour to condemn the enslavement of Africans and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Something, something, same map. (lemmy.ml)

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The text was “highly problematic in countless respects,” Ambassador Dan Negrea, US representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), said prior to the vote.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

The US history with slavery is highly problematic in countless respects.