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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. votes against anti-Nazi resolution at U.N.
The resolution entitled "Combating glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," was approved by the U.N.'s human rights committee on Friday with 131 in favor, 3 against with 48 abstentions.
Ukraine and Palau were the other no votes.
"We condemn without reservation all forms of religious and ethnic intolerance or hatred at home and around the world," said Deputy U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council Stefanie Amadeo, explaining the U.S. vote.
"However, due to this resolution's overly narrow scope and politicized nature, and because it calls for unacceptable limits on the fundamental freedom of expression, the United States cannot support it," Amadeo said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-votes-against-anti-nazi-resolution-at-united-nations/
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)It's not just Trump being pro- white supremacists, though people would certainly be justified in assuming that.
I don't remember the reasons, but it's sponsored by Russia among other nations, presumably with some agenda we don't support. 48 nations abstained again, probably about the same number as each year in the past decade, including the EU. Notice Canada wasn't a no this time.
Btw, note that CBS News in not even telling people this is the resolution's 10th anniversary is grossly misleading its readers.
CousinIT
(9,247 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)media reliability, and of course anything posted about foreign affairs is like opening a door and noticing the world beyond the walls...
I actually did a brief search to find out why Canada isn't a no this year and got no 2017 hits. I didn't go further and to refine my search, but I did notice a big lack lack of coverage for this.
CousinIT
(9,247 posts)The important context you brought to light should have been made part of any article on this. Basic, basic journalism.
spanone
(135,844 posts)Wife of a Jew here, by the way. And all those vicious neo-Nazis would consider our children and grandchildren Jews also, of course. I'm not saying this whole thing ever got my approval, but it's not what you think.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)The article is not giving you a complete view of the story.