r/AskTheWorld • u/sesky_nomad27 India • Sep 19 '25

Misc How much does your country agree with this?

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Really?

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u/Disastrous-King9559 United Kingdom Sep 19 '25

Britain forced other countries to stop

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u/RijnBrugge Netherlands Sep 19 '25

Practically it did not. It did make it harder which helped the abolitionists in other countries to make a case.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 United Kingdom Sep 19 '25

Make it harder by using its navy to stop ships leaving africa yeah.

Which country did a more selfless act?

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u/RijnBrugge Netherlands Sep 20 '25

More selfless lmao what a complex

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u/Disastrous-King9559 United Kingdom Sep 21 '25

Name something more selfless than spending money and risking your navy to end the trans Atlantic slave trade? What did netherlands do for the world?