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    Default Jamaica planning to seek billions from UK as compensation for slave trade

    https://www.itv.com/news/2021-07-12/...or-slave-trade

    "Jamaica is planning to seek billions of pounds in compensation from Britain for the role the former colony played in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

    During the height of the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries, the island of Jamaica was key to the Spanish and then British involvement in the transport of slaves from Africa to toil away in plantations across the Caribbean.

    The National Library of Jamaica estimates around 600,000 African slaves were shipped to the island.

    Olivia Grange, Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture, said: "We are hoping for reparatory justice in all forms that one would expect if they are to really ensure that we get justice from injustices to repair the damages that our ancestors experienced.
    "Our African ancestors were forcibly removed from their home and suffered unparalleled atrocities in Africa to carry out forced labour to the benefit of the British Empire."

    She added: "Redress is well overdue."

    Her comments came as a petition was brought to the Jamaican government by lawmaker Mike Henry that requested £7.6 billion in compensation from the UK.

    Mr Henry claims the sum is equivalent to the amount paid to the former slave holders for their losses after slavery was abolished in 1834.

    Very little support was given to the former slaves.
    "I am asking for the same amount of money to be paid to the slaves that was paid to the slave owners," Mr Henry said, a member of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party.

    "I am doing this because I have fought against this all my life, against chattel slavery which has dehumanised human life."

    The petition, with approval from Jamaica's National Council on Reparations, will be filed pending advice from the attorney general and three legal teams, Ms Grange said, although she denied to say how much the official request will ask for.

    The country is still part of the Commonwealth and the Queen is head of state there.

    The topic of the UK's involvement in the slave trade has become more prevalent in society in recent years.

    After the downing of the statue of Edward Colston - who was heavily involved in the Bristol slave trade - there have been calls to take down more monuments dedicated to people who were in some way responsible for the enslavement of other human beings."

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    UK gives millions in foreign aid to Jamaica (including building a prison worth 25m for the deportation of foreign prisoners). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34398014

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    What logical sense is there in "repaying" for something that happened centuries ago. Revisiting the past is what keeps racial tension alive and well. I wonder what the real motive behind this is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Celestia View Post
    What logical sense is there in "repaying" for something that happened centuries ago. Revisiting the past is what keeps racial tension alive and well. I wonder what the real motive behind this is.
    If everyone was paid reparations for past misdeeds I'm pretty sure everyone would be paying/being paid by someone (except maybe Australian Aborigines). I'll have some money from Denmark and Turkey thanks. Most people are mature enough to realize the concept is ridiculous.

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    How come these people never look to W. Africa for reparations? You know the slave catchers and sellers. Black tribes sold millions of slaves to the Arabs for 1,000 years before the USA was even a country and when Britain outlawed the practice in their territories.

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    Miss the times when Brits just didn't give a fuck. You are not responsible for something your ancestors done in history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ayetooey View Post
    If everyone was paid reparations for past misdeeds I'm pretty sure everyone would be paying/being paid by someone (except maybe Australian Aborigines). I'll have some money from Denmark and Turkey thanks. Most people are mature enough to realize the concept is ridiculous.
    Exactly.
    I’m not as knowledgeable when it comes to foreign economy and trades but perhaps someone has a theory of what other reason this could be beneficial because I’m not buying that it’s simply for reparations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlemagne_ View Post
    Miss the times when Brits just didn't give a fuck. You are not responsible for something your ancestors done in history.
    This government we have is semi cuck, but not cuck enough to pay billions (though as mentioned, the Uk already pays millions in foreign aid).

    We just cut foreign aid today through parliament; I am sure if Labour were in power they would pay reparations gladly. https://www.theguardian.com/politics...oreign-aid-cut

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrianv2 View Post
    How come these people never look to W. Africa for reparations? You know the slave catchers and sellers. Black tribes sold millions of slaves to the Arabs for 1,000 years before the USA was even a country and when Britain outlawed the practice in their territories.
    Because 1. West Africa doesnt have shit to give any kind of reparations and 2. even if they would have, they wouldnt part from a single penny.
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    the slaves have already died and nothing can be done for them. The only way to repair is by paying their descendants the costs of returning them to Africa

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