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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by gilleain on Thursday January 16, 2025 @08:42AM (#42724972)
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?
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by eckesicle on Thursday January 16, 2025 @08:47AM (#42725029)
Yes, exactly. We can do both. Recognise a historical figure and raise awareness of current issues.
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by nijuashi on Thursday January 16, 2025 @10:42AM (#42726761)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:00AM (#42725171)
Your 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.
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by rendall on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:08AM (#42725284)
"More recently" meaning, of course, currently.
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by gilleain on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:39AM (#42725752)
Sure, ok I guess. Let's say it's valid, I can agree with that.

... but _why_ point it out? What's the purpose of doing so?

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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by nijuashi on Friday January 17, 2025 @10:41AM (#42738774)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
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Re:Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlant... by rendall on Thursday January 16, 2025 @09:07AM (#42725269)
Qatar publishes articles like this in order to distract and divert from its own slavery problem.

https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotl...

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