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Apparently 200 years of injustice leaves a mark.
BTW, they want their diamond back too.
Apparently 200 years of injustice leaves a mark.
BTW, they want their diamond back too.
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“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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Maybe the Labour party can add that to their platform in the next election
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If the Brits pay back, will the US also repay for all the coups and invasions it made/instigated?
Also, how far back should we go? It might be kind of hard to extract reparations from the Huns.Indifference is BlissComment
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I agree
And you guys need to give your country back to the native Americans.
In fact, the English can **** off out of my country as I want my island back...
"Aha, you must have supported the Iraq war and wear underpants made out of firearms, just like every other American!" LoinburgerComment
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You know, if England would just pay fair market value for all the goodies they borrowed from Greece (Elgin marbles, etc.), the Greeks could balance their books.
There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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This is dumb. The Indian economy grew like gang busters under the British and development reached record highs (larger than China or any economy in Asia other than Japan). The main reason India's economy when from 20% of the global economy to 4% of the global economy wasn't because India's economy shrank but that the rest of the world industrialized, developed, and had a massive population boom.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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It was kind of hard for India to industrialize...Indifference is BlissComment
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Argentinians should pay reparations to their native americans too, but they killed them all. Perhaps thats the secret. When you oppress a people, just kill them all and spare yourself the future complications.Originally posted by N35t0r View PostIf the Brits pay back, will the US also repay for all the coups and invasions it made/instigated?
Also, how far back should we go? It might be kind of hard to extract reparations from the Huns.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Exactly!Indifference is BlissComment
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I am part way through Picketty. Due to the capital destruction in the early 20th century, most capital in Europe (which is high) is due to the income of the last 50 years and not the investment income of the last 100-200+.
I still need to read the BBC article, but I could believe very limited reparations due to damages in the 30s/40s.
The US is a slightly different case, because we didn't have the same capital destruction in the early 20th century. However, Picketty still shows that in the 20th century income increases (Both demographic based and productivity based) resulted in most of today's capital in the US and not income due to capital... so the US owes reparations for the treatment of native- and african-americans in the 20th century and not the 19th century.
I will read the BBC article now, I am still developing my conclusions on this issue.
JM
(In the past I primarily decided reparations based on 'generation' and thought that 2-3 generations (60-90 years) was the greatest reparations should be considered for.)Jon Miller-
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GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.Comment
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Italy (as quasi successor of Rome) should definitely pay reparations to Tunisia, for the raze of Carthago and the enslavement of its inhabitantsOriginally posted by N35t0r View PostIf the Brits pay back, will the US also repay for all the coups and invasions it made/instigated?
Also, how far back should we go? It might be kind of hard to extract reparations from the Huns.
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"Comment
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Be careful - Italy may want to get reparations for the german sack of Rome in 410 including the enslavement of it's citizens
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Homo Sapiens owes reparations to the Neanderthals.Libraries are state sanctioned, so they're technically engaged in privateering. - Felch
I thought we're trying to have a serious discussion? It says serious in the thread title!- Al. B. SureComment
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Forget it - you won't get a dimeOriginally posted by Thoth View Post
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Steven WeinbergComment
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Gingers might be the last vestiges of Neanderthals......
According to N35t0r, we should get rid of Moby, just to be sure.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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