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I don't understand the point of a comment like this - the article is about a historical figure who is relevant to a large-scale event. Why is that a bad thing,
by gilleain 2y ago
I don't understand the point of a comment like this - the article is about a historical figure who is relevant to a large-scale event. Why is that a bad thing, and why do we need to solve all other issues in the world first?
- eckesicle 2y agoYes, exactly. We can do both. Recognise a historical figure and raise awareness of current issues.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoYour point is valid. But the top-level point is also valid, because the article is from Al Jazeera. It's valid to point out that there's slavery in their (Arab) world much more recently than in the US.
- rendall 2y agoQatar publishes articles like this in order to distract and divert from its own slavery problem. https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotlights/life-under-the-kafala-system/#footnote:7 https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotl...
- nijuashi 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism