US votes against UN resolution condemning slavery. The U.S. was just one of three countries to vote against it.

That's all it was? A simple condemnation? I thought it came with the claim that the Transatlantic Slave Trade was the worst human rights violation ever, with demands for reparations and other amends.

Guess the other two

Misleading headline

Trump doesn’t want anything to get in the way of his and his friends’ sex trafficking rings…. 

Feels slightly weird to me is that its only the 'international slave trade' and not just slavery as a whole. Some places like Korea had slavery for 1000 years and I believe overwhelmingly domestic people. Not to mention the slavery going on around the world as we speak. Don't mean this as a whataboutism, American slavery was fucked up and will always be a stain on our country Any slavery, travel or not is among the worst things you could ever do to a person throughout all of human history.

I believe these two things are both true: 1) This was a stupid UN Resolution that more countries should have treated as nonsense. 2) The U.S.' explanation for why we didn't sign it was shitty enough that it doesn't deserve anyone pointing out that the conclusion was correct. Solid points we made in the argument against the resolution: * The United States also strongly objects to the resolution’s attempt to rank crimes against humanity in any type of hierarchy. The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history. This is not a competition. This attempted ranking is also simply incorrect as a matter of law. * The United States would also like to express disappointment in the arbitrarily historical perspective of the text. Trafficking of African slaves began long before the 15th century and sadly continued even after the 19th. These dates were clearly selected for political reasons rather than historical accuracy. All trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans deserves to be condemned, not merely the politically expedient. Other shit we included in the same argument that we should rightly be lambasted for: * We do not accept this resolution’s assertion that historical facts from the 15th through 19th centuries constitute violations of *jus cogens* as that term is understood in contemporary international law. * Also, there are some fake news articles suggesting that the sponsors of this resolution called into question President Trump’s support of the Black community. We reject any such suggestions. Indeed, President Trump has done more for Black Americans than any other president and enjoyed historic support from the Black community in the 2024 election. He is working around the clock to deliver for them and make our country greater than ever. [https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-for-unga-resolution/](https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-for-unga-resolution/)

Is this presaging that the US Gov't will stop deporting undocumented aliens and start making them pick fruits and veggies, for free! (a bit /s, a bit not /s)

Dear world, we apologize. America is not been herself lately.

It feels so weird growing up poor and having heard the term modern slavery almost my entire life and now seeing this

>The United States was one of three member countries within the United Nations (U.N.) to vote against a resolution on Thursday calling the international slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations to be given to slaves’ ancestors. >Israel and Argentina also voted against the resolution, and 52 countries abstained, including Australia, all 27 European Union members, Japan, Oman, and the United Kingdom, [*The Hill* reported](https://thehill.com/policy/international/5802886-un-resolution-slavery-reparations-vote/). The resolution still passed after receiving 123 supporting votes in the U.N. General Assembly. >[In a statement](https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-for-unga-resolution/), Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dan Negrea said the resolution was “highly problematic in countless respects.” >“\[The U.S.\] does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that were not illegal under international law at the time they occurred,” Negrea said. “The United States also strongly objects to the resolution’s attempt to rank crimes against humanity in any type of hierarchy.” >“The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities through history,” Negrea added. So, Christian nationalists objected to the condemnation of slavery and the slave trade because the resolution said that slavery is among the gravest crimes of humanity? So, by that measure, all sins are equal to them. Murder is the same as sloth, even though one kills another human being? What kind of shit logic is that? Republicans just go out of their way to show you how racist they are in every way. It's no surprising that a party that touts Doug Wilson (slavery apologist pastor) is also racist.

Donald Trump is Hitler 2.0. Naturally, he would vote against it.

This should be the easiest votes any country ever takes, yet here we are.

Crazy how condemning slavery is apparently too controversial for the supposed leader of the free world

No surprise, US was voting against it, since at least ⅓ of its citizens are absurd as slaves.

If I'm not mistaken, when Haiti threw off the chains of French imperialism and slavery, France charged them for that. I'm wondering when the USA is going to charge oh, say Venezaula, for liberating them.

Just when I thought we couldn't sink lower.