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Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2023
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Inconvenient truth. Africans captured and sold other Africans to slave traders. The 'white devils' did not sneak into the African interior and steal them away, they waited for them to be brought to the coast. Still an awful practice, but the question has to be asked, "Why not demand reparations from modern day African nations?"
For one, modern day African nations are not a small group of ultra rich white assholes who are still benefitting from the slavery.
It helps when the scope of the action is clear and direct and includes specific people.
Ahh, it's what I thought. It's not about truth and justice, it's about shaking people down for money.
Do you think fining people who have wronged others is 'shaking people down for money'.
Stupid comment. So, using your logic, it would be OK to fine you for something your great great great grandfather did. I'm confident that not a single 'internet couch activist' would accept that.
If I had inherited insane wealthy due to the horrible actions of my ancestors, then losing part of it to repay the victims of that tragedy is perfectly fine. It isn't like I earned it through my actions, and I would expect that if someone stole something from me and gave it to someone else then I should still get it back.
Way to be selfish though, hope it lets you sleep at night.
Very noble of you to state what you would do IF yada yada yada. I call BS.
At least my speculation is helping victims instead of shilling for the fucking royals.
Nah, I couldn't give two shits about the royals. I just don't want to see a ridiculous precedent set.
Why not? Do you think Germany paying restitution long after WWII set a precedent that applies to you?
Do you just fear acknowledging the wrongs of the past?
Fun facts:
We finished paying off our World War 1 reparation debt in 2010.
Although we're going to pay Namibia 1.1 billion, although those are explictely not reparations officially, because we also don't want to set a precedent on the matter.
(and needless to say we're still actively paying for the Holocaust)
If you only go after the people with money, then yes. Then it’s not about justice or morality at all. It’s about money.
Nothing you wrote absolves anyone of their participation in the slave trade, you simply implicated an additional guilty party.
True. So you agree that African nations hold the greatest responsibility?
Barbary pirates in North Africa actually came to South West England and took slaves.
Still though, the barbary pirates don't exist as an entity any more, the Royal family unfortunately does.
What a garbage! I'm sorry, but how out of touch can one get?
Are you asking yourself how out of touch you are? Because you should.