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Apparently there is slavery in Yemen, idk where the Houthis land on that, I'm sure new sources in the last week will flood any info about that now, and that seems to be where people are trying to come at this from, but like, we aren't bombing them because they have slaves you dingus, and our ally fighting them is as slave happy as they come
Wasn't the slavery thing from some Saudi news outlet though? I saw that story but never saw it coming from a non-Saudi source.
From the little research I've done slavery is an issue, 8 years of relentless bombardment and sanctions and impoverishment will force people into precarious situations. As far as I'm aware there hasn't been like a giant "slavery is legal now" law passed or anything of the sort.
I don't know what Ansarallah thinks about slavery, but I know that conditional support does not mean I agree with everything that someone does. I know that the Saudis are not in a position to complain about another nation's human rights record. And finally I know that I am painfully ignorant about the whole situation.
It seems like there's been some astro turfing about this in the last few days, it is becoming a popular Liberal talking point. Slavery was outlawed back in the 60s, but Saudi outlets claim the Houthis family has 1,800 slaves and wants to expand the practice. Slavery and human trafficking is an issue because of the extreme situation of the people, after 8 years of relentless bombardment the human rights situation is not what most people would consider ideal.
Slavery does seem to be an issue, and I am not sure how Ansarallah views it.
But this is why critical support is a very important principle. We can cheer the actions people actively fighting for Palestinians, without saying we agree with everything that they do. Churchill hated Stalin's guts and vice-versa iirc, but they were willing to work together to defeat the greater enemy.