Comment on Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade

• snooggums@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do you think fining people who have wronged others is 'shaking people down for money'.

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  • rebul@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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.

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      • rebul@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Very noble of you to state what you would do IF yada yada yada. I call BS.

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  • JasSmith@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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