Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation

National reparations commissions in the region will also approach Lloyd’s of London and the Church of England with demands of financial payments and reparative justice for their historic role in slavery.

  • rebul
    5•1 year ago

    Inconvenient truth. Africans captured and sold other Africans to slave traders. The ‘white devils’ did not sneak into the African interior and steal them away, they waited for them to be brought to the coast. Still an awful practice, but the question has to be asked, “Why not demand reparations from modern day African nations?”

    • snooggums
      10•1 year ago

      For one, modern day African nations are not a small group of ultra rich white assholes who are still benefitting from the slavery.

      It helps when the scope of the action is clear and direct and includes specific people.

      • rebul
        2•1 year ago

        Ahh, it’s what I thought. It’s not about truth and justice, it’s about shaking people down for money.

        • snooggums
          6•1 year ago

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

          • rebul
            3•1 year 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.

            • snooggums
              4•1 year 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.

              • rebul
                0•1 year ago

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

                • snooggums
                  6•1 year ago

                  At least my speculation is helping victims instead of shilling for the fucking royals.

                  • rebul
                    0•1 year ago

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

          • JasSmith
            2•1 year 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.

    • @sim_@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9•1 year ago

      Nothing you wrote absolves anyone of their participation in the slave trade, you simply implicated an additional guilty party.

      • rebul
        1•1 year ago

        True. So you agree that African nations hold the greatest responsibility?

    • @G4Z@feddit.ukEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Barbary pirates in North Africa actually came to South West England and took slaves.

      Still though, the barbary pirates don’t exist as an entity any more, the Royal family unfortunately does.