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01 Nov 26
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Likely to happen or was it just to appease the woke lefties since it was a Grauniad opinion piece he wrote it in?
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People parade their outrage and or demand apologies and compo for all sorts of hurty feely stuff these days.
Much of it is nonsense, from a cartoon of a prophet in france to a picture of a meme on a T shirt in clacton. Slavery has been an aspect of human existence since before the advent of writing. The 'elite' using their wealth and physical/social power to treat other humans as property. Many of the UK 'elites' generational wealth comes from their ancestors treating humans as property. But the UK itself was at the forefront of ending humans as property as a thing, It ought to be getting some credit for that. IMHO, we should be reminding these people demanding an apology, that it was the British people as a whole who fought and died for their freedom. |
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Part of the problem is indulging these people which Burnham has now chosen to do.
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He can apologise himself, he doesn't speak for me or the vast majority I would think.
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No wonder the world is in such a mess when people waste their time going on about what happened hundreds of years ago. Lets focus on the issues of the present day.
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Someone should organise a "Not for me Burnham "petition..then perhaps other countrys might stop using the UK as a piggy bank !
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What is wrong with acknowledging that many British businessmen, including a couple of British kings, were guilty of slavery?
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Will the goverments of these countrys acknowledge the murders of thousands of missionarys and send reperations to their familys..some hopes!
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What is wrong with acknowledging that many British businessmen, including a couple of British kings, were guilty of slavery?
Anyone can read a history book about that if they want. It's nowt to do with people alive today though so why apologise for it. |
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That sums up your IQ mr pee
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maybe it does give a clue, just as your post maybe gives a clue about yours.
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The then government apologised 20 yrs ago, now its all all about the Money Honey.
Blair says "sorry" for slavery Reuters https://www.reuters.com › article › world › blair-says-s... 25 Mar 2007 — Blair says "sorry" for slavery ... LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was "sorry" for his country's role in the slave trade.Read more |
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A number of left wing Labour and Green MP's now coming out saying Burnham should go further and arguing for reparations.
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Shrewd dude would bring back slavery
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No need to bring it back is there as it never went away - estimates put modern slavery numbers in the UK at over 100k
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Yep visit a few sweat shops run by the FILTH all over the UK .. pull your pin when your inside
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Shrewd dude would bring back slavery
Nah your pals in the Middle East and South Asia have these rackets sown up these days. It only ever stopped in these places when the Brits were in charge. |
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Burnham just giving a casual 40 mill to the Carribean for nut zero though. The same countries demanding reparations.
Struggles to find money for army training exercises but can find it to give away to other countries for virtue signalling. |
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shude still seething from when he learned in o level history (failed) that slavery was abolished.
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needs to keep his support onside
Portugal actually transported 1.5 million more slaves than the UK but doubt they are having this conversation |
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shude still seething from when he learned in o level history (failed) that slavery was abolished.
Funny how the leftie half wits never come on and say anything about whether they agree with the Labour stance on this. It's Shrewd by the way not shude. I presume you never passed O level English. |
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A-T .. Plenty of Slavery going on in Leicester and bundles of FILTH Areas oop North .. ( NAP )
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The activist, lanyard wearing soyboys like A_T and Grenade aren't interested in the issue of modern slavery String. They have their diversity blinkers on when it comes to that.
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shude sorry you did so badly at school - still at least you've got your decades of hatred of minorities that's kept you going
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Sounds like A_T has been sniffing his blue hair dye again or pulling on his nose ring too hard.
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