Last week, the United States went against the current of countries that voted in favor of a United Nations resolution to condemn Nazism. In doing so, the U.S. joined Ukraine and Palau as one of only three nations to refuse to sign the bill, which called for an end to the “glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.”
Of the remaining 179 member nations, 48 abstained from putting forth a vote on the resolution, while an overwhelming 131 voted in agreement with its aims. The number of votes favoring the item were enough to get it passed by the U.N. General Assembly's Human Rights Committee. According to a representative for the Washington, the reason why the U.S. didn't get on board with the resolution has to do with fear that it violates free speech.
"We condemn without reservation all forms of religious and ethnic intolerance or hatred at home and around the world," Deputy U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council Stefanie Amadeo said during a CBS interview. "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.”
Source: newsweek.com
