If the UK has to pay reparations, will other countries?

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If the UK is made to pay reparations where will that leave other nations who were or indeed still are involved in slavery?

And I agree, they should. Tony Blair apologised years ago, but as it obviously wasn't publicised enough, I think it's right that both the monarch and a representative of the government do so again on behalf of all the pain and horror inflicted by this country on others.

And what is the one thing you propose we move money away from?

Well if you get too many post deletions, your account will be deleted.

Which would probably benefit this thread. As you've just spewed a load of insults on here.

We couldn't afford the NHS when it was created. But we couldn't afford people to have poor health and no means of getting health care other than through charity. So the government of the day chose to create the NHS.

This is a common misconception about compensation. The money to compensate slave trade related people/companies was raised using gilts I.e. debt instruments used in pension funds and such like. The gilts in question were rolled over several times and repackaged. And some residual trace of the loan was only recently repaid. No money was being paid directly to slavery beneficiaries, but a government debt was being repaid as agreed with the gilt issue.

i wish this would stop being misrepresented and trotted out as a gotcha.

Of course reparations are detrimental. That's the point of reparations.

But what about when the UK stole land and money from other countries. And forced them into poverty.

Do you realise that it was detrimental to them?

So where do you propose the money comes from and why do you think it wouldn't affect people who had nothing to do with the transatlantic slave trade?

So which people - who personally had nothing to do with the decisions made - would you like to cause detriment to?

@Danajune11 which budgets do you want to take it from?

Education? health? Or

Enormously well said !!!

Do you actually live in the UK? I mean you understand that if the people who live in the UK today , none of whom had anything to do with slavery, have to suffer due to reparations then that means everyone? And people who are already deprived will suffer most? Many of those will be people from ethnic minorities. You do understand that, don't you?
I really don't get your mindset.

What about the health and education of peoplethat the UK destroyed in other countries?

Any thoughts on that?

You only seem sad when it affects the UK

I don't think financial reparations will be agreed. Due to most British taxpayers having their origins in other countries with nothing to do with slavery.

They should find the actual families of the people that had slaves and then ask them to pay. They can't force them but why should people who are immigrants or second gen have to pay for things people did before they ever even lived here?

Well its up to the countries who are asking for reparation.

Have you looked at the reasons why countries are asking for reparations From the UK?

So where do you propose we move money away from?

If you're happy to harm vulnerable people to benefit another group of people that the first group did not harm, why would you think any justice had been served?

And what stops that first group from coming after you for reparations?

That’s not really an answer but I take it you are happy to take from education and health in the UK

You didn’t answer if you were in the UK

Well no, it isn't.

The UK government would have to make the decision.

No country would allow another to interfere in departmental spending 😂

So you’re willing to ruin healthcare and education for people living in the UK
today? Even if neither they nor their ancestors were ever involved in or benefited from slave trade?

I wouldn’t be so sure. The self-righteous, identity politics, virtue signalling, yellow bellied brigade are in charge. They hate our national identity, history, culture, etc etc. I honestly think they would tear down this country if you could. Starmer is at heart a teenage Marxist intent on remodelling the UK to suit his world view.

Again your post is all about yourself and your country.

Can you try to think of other countries. Why do you think that they are asking for reparations From the UK

Pretty sure we borrowed the money from the Americans as we were skint at the end of ww2. We did pay that back and also had to fund the Americans involvement in ww2. So technically we stole from the world then spent it to defend the world from Nazi Germany. History truly is cyclical.

Not aimed anyone but I think there are bad actors who will push for this as it would help destabilise the U.K.

Give over you massive troll!

I have thought about other countries.

Like how not only did the US not pay Vietnam and beg for forgiveness, but demanded Vietnam pay the US back.

So again I ask, where you propose the money is moved from? And why shouldn't that group affected ask for a say on the process?

You didn't answer my question. I said what about the standard of healthcare and education in the countries that are seeing reparations