scholar comments on UK PM Burnham says 'open' to slavery apology but rules out financial reparations

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[–] scholar@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 child)

None, which is the main reason he feels reparations are unnecessary.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago*

That, and because of all the beneficiaries of slave labor and their descendants financing his career, probably.

You can't just make the rich pay for the hell they've wrought and benefitted from!

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