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How did your country vote? (lemmy.ml)
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Yesterday, a Declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity was voted at UNO. As usual, Israel and the USA voted against. How did your country vote? Any thoughts about it?

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[โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago (6 children)

Not sure what a blacked out vote means, but tons of countries voted in ways I don't agree with on this one too, so not sure why anyone should be singled out (my original point, call out collectively the failures).

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)
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  • [โ€“] 0 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, thats not a great look, but I also understand that since 2014 Ukraine has been in a war for its very existence with Russia, and that some neo nazi groups have done a lot of the fighting and dying for them.

    I do not condone neo nazis, but I also understand Ukraine's position not to shit on some of their best war fighters during a war for existence.

    Its a complicated issue, and I think I would feel a stark difference had Ukraine been the aggressor, or had a repressive government (both things Russia is).

    I believe that Ukraine will have to reckon with this if they survive the war, just like all countries will have to reckon with the far-right groups gaining traction and power in their countries.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    i did not ask for nazi apologia bro, i dont care. you thought it was weird ukraine voting for this, i showed its a totally expected outcome given recent trends in the country, you can believe all the fairy tales your corporate overlords that form your government tell you to believe

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