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  1. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan
  2. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    There was a good BBC, 2 part documentary "Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners", you may have seen it, where it stated that £17billion was paid out to slave owners. It's all documented with who had what and all the companies that were born from it, and if compensation is due it is probably their...
  3. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    Yes, Germany should be included.
  4. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    Britain certainly needs to recognise its past and it is not healthy to be ignorant about it. Japan seems to feel the need to apoligise for their mistakes on a regular basis. I think acknowledgment can help countries to move forward, and makes them sound less hypocritical when dealing with the...
  5. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    As soon as we get our compensation from Rome, the Vikings and the French we can certainly look into it.
  6. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    African ancestors collaborated with Europeans and Arabs slave traders. They helped to raid and kidnap defenseless communities and handed them over for personal gain. In some sense it would have been impossible to do it on the same scale without assistance from African Chiefs at the time.
  7. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    In reality though, you know what I mean.
  8. symyjym

    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    Couldn't imagine the world without Bob Marley.
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    Should UK pay reparations to Jamaica for slavery?

    Jamaica isn't a bad place to end up and inherit, and if they had a choice to go back to Africa or stay in Jamaica I am sure that most, if not all, of them would stay put. They say that good things come out of adversity, and it could be argued that if it wasn't for WWII there would be no Israel...
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