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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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