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

• rebul@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Nah, I couldn't give two shits about the royals. I just don't want to see a ridiculous precedent set.

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  • snooggums@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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?

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    • Chariotwheel@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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)

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