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MP urged to pay up for his family’s slave trade past
- sieabahlpark 6y agoWhat an awful idea and article. What is this doing on HN?
- fareesh 6y agoI'm owed reparations from the British and the Japanese. The Japanese drove my grandmother's family from Malaysia and reduced them to poverty. The British colonized my country. Who will be sending me a cheque? I also expect to see President Obama and Vice President Harris paying up for their ancestors' ill gotten wealth. If I'm not getting a cheque and those two aren't writing one to their respective oppressed groups, please spare me this nonsense from people who want to turn this kind of thing into political fodder.
- mjbeswick 6y agoPaying compensation for someone's ancestors makes no sense, as go back far enough and literally anyone could make a claim on anything.
- jpmoral 6y agoI understand your point, but where do you draw the line? Do the children or grandchildren of corrupt politicians get to keep their parents' ill-gotten wealth? Edit: removed reference to third-world dictators, as it isn't really relevant.
- crowf 6y agoI draw the line such that reparations is paid if the person who was hurt is still alive.
- bawolff 6y agoEve totally got us kicked out of the garden of edan!