The Global South voted for a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. Europe abstained. The US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it.
The consequences of the slave trade still carry over today, and factor into neocolonialism and imperialism committed by the collective west right now. It isn’t just “something bad their ancestors did,” it’s a generational crime with generational consequences that shape much of how the world works to this very day. Reparations are necessary.
The consequences of the slave trade still carry over today, and factor into neocolonialism and imperialism committed by the collective west right now. It isn’t just “something bad their ancestors did,” it’s a generational crime with generational consequences that shape much of how the world works to this very day. Reparations are necessary.