(October 10, 2022 at 4:46 am)pocaracas Wrote:(October 10, 2022 at 2:57 am)Belacqua Wrote: The United Nations held a vote on a resolution condemning Nazism.
"Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."
It passed, with only two countries voting against.
The US and Ukraine.
https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/820132?ln=en
You gave us the link... and it says:
Quote:We turn first to draft resolution I, entitled “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”. A recorded vote has been requested.
In favour:
Against:
Canada, Palau, Ukraine, United States of America
Abstaining:
Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Draft resolution I was adopted by 133 votes to 4, with 51 abstentions (resolution 69/160).
Is there any European country that did not abstain?
All I know is what's on the page.
Why do you suppose anyone would vote against it? If abstaining is an option for being non-committal, why go on record as being anti-anti-Nazi?
