comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 18 minutes ago
Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, slavery was a major part of the economy, especially for colonial powers like the UK. The labour consisting of enslaved people was key for growing cash crops like sugar and tobacco, which were key to wealth creation that drove the industrial revolution.

At that time, slavery was universally accepted and supported by laws that made it the norm. Many viewed it as just another business, placing economic benefits over whether it was morally right.

Today, the effects of slavery can still be felt through exploitative working practices, social and economic inequalities. Debates such as this about reparations highlight the need to revisit these historical crimes head on. As pointed out by SATNAV earlier, many countries and industries continue to benefit from modern forms of slavery, it has simply never gone away!

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It was about 3%. Not tiny but I wouldn’t call it major and it wasn’t the cause of our mass industrialisation which is what led to us being the power that we were.

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 7 minutes ago

You completely ignored my question ffs. Seriously, what are you doing?

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as you did mine mate, I did say answer the question I asked and I'll explain

but you can't now, because your opinion then may not be the popular one on this thread anymore.

I get it mate, don;t worry

Tories have gotten around the ban on slavery these days by paying workers so little that they cannot afford the flat they are renting from such tory. So they earn less than they are giving to tories in rent.

At least slaves back in the day broke even with wages/property.

comment by Sat Nav
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 18 minutes ago
Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, slavery was a major part of the economy, especially for colonial powers like the UK. The labour consisting of enslaved people was key for growing cash crops like sugar and tobacco, which were key to wealth creation that drove the industrial revolution.

At that time, slavery was universally accepted and supported by laws that made it the norm. Many viewed it as just another business, placing economic benefits over whether it was morally right.

Today, the effects of slavery can still be felt through exploitative working practices, social and economic inequalities. Debates such as this about reparations highlight the need to revisit these historical crimes head on. As pointed out by SATNAV earlier, many countries and industries continue to benefit from modern forms of slavery, it has simply never gone away!

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It was about 3%. Not tiny but I wouldn’t call it major and it wasn’t the cause of our mass industrialisation which is what led to us being the power that we were.
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Slavery wasn't the only factor in wealth creation at the time, but it was significant enough that, when the UK abolished slavery, parliament felt the need to compensate slave owners. This compensation, amounting to £20 million (a large portion of the national budget), was seen as essential to stabilising the economy post-abolition, ensuring that the sudden loss of slave labour wouldn’t collapse the financial systems who relied on it.

comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 18 minutes ago
Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, slavery was a major part of the economy, especially for colonial powers like the UK. The labour consisting of enslaved people was key for growing cash crops like sugar and tobacco, which were key to wealth creation that drove the industrial revolution.

At that time, slavery was universally accepted and supported by laws that made it the norm. Many viewed it as just another business, placing economic benefits over whether it was morally right.

Today, the effects of slavery can still be felt through exploitative working practices, social and economic inequalities. Debates such as this about reparations highlight the need to revisit these historical crimes head on. As pointed out by SATNAV earlier, many countries and industries continue to benefit from modern forms of slavery, it has simply never gone away!

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It was about 3%. Not tiny but I wouldn’t call it major and it wasn’t the cause of our mass industrialisation which is what led to us being the power that we were.
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Slavery wasn't the only factor in wealth creation at the time, but it was significant enough that, when the UK abolished slavery, parliament felt the need to compensate slave owners. This compensation, amounting to £20 million (a large portion of the national budget), was seen as essential to stabilising the economy post-abolition, ensuring that the sudden loss of slave labour wouldn’t collapse the financial systems who relied on it.


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Billions in today's money btw!

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 7 minutes ago

You completely ignored my question ffs. Seriously, what are you doing?

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as you did mine mate, I did say answer the question I asked and I'll explain

but you can't now, because your opinion then may not be the popular one on this thread anymore.

I get it mate, don;t worry
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Just so I’m clear, you’ve come on here, made a erroneous blanket statement that doesn’t make sense, and then when I’ve asked you to demonstrate what you’ve written, your stance is ‘answer my question about a thread months ago first’?

That’s what you’re doing on the internet today is it? Okay bud, you’ve probably told yourself that a reasonable stance too

Go and have a lie down eh.

Slavery in human history has been done by nigh on every single civilisation in history until about 200 years ago. Slavery has been the rule not the exception in human history.

Not sure why it's the UK or even the US that gets continually singled out for this.

So no, we shouldn't be paying a penny of reparations for something not a single living Brit is responsible for.

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 5 minutes ago

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 7 minutes ago

You completely ignored my question ffs. Seriously, what are you doing?

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as you did mine mate, I did say answer the question I asked and I'll explain

but you can't now, because your opinion then may not be the popular one on this thread anymore.

I get it mate, don;t worry
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Just so I’m clear, you’ve come on here, made a erroneous blanket statement that doesn’t make sense, and then when I’ve asked you to demonstrate what you’ve written, your stance is ‘answer my question about a thread months ago first’?

That’s what you’re doing on the internet today is it? Okay bud, you’ve probably told yourself that a reasonable stance too


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nope, I just asked you to answer a simple question mate.

and I'll explain why once you have?

if you;d rather not answer because you'd rather sit on the fence, fine, a lot of posters do the same.

Well yes, that’s exactly what you’ve done if we’re honest. Why? Are you okay?

though I'm pretty sure you know where I'm guna go with it, which is why you're answering like you are

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 12 seconds ago
though I'm pretty sure you know where I'm guna go with it, which is why you're answering like you are
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I’ve genuinely no idea what you’re doing. It’s pretty weird. Like, you’ve literally said a post of mine that has two view points disagree with something I said previously. That in itself is impossible.

Not sure why it's the UK or even the US that gets continually singled out for this.

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£££'s + $$$'s

Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 8 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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you’re having an absolute mate here. What on Earth are you on about?

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 3 seconds ago

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 8 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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you’re having an absolute mate here. What on Earth are you on about?

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mate its you who's having the mare... I'm only asking a question, and you for some reason have real difficulty answering it

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 14 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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No need to call the chicken a jerk. It gave its life for you to be able to eat

comment by Fabián Caballero (U1734)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 14 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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No need to call the chicken a jerk. It gave its life for you to be able to eat
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-sough did the pasta

pasta halve fealng to

comment by Fabián Caballero (U1734)
posted 5 seconds ago

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 14 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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No need to call the chicken a jerk. It gave its life for you to be able to eat

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- sorry I'll rephrase it..

Robbing, your a fence sitting jerk

mate its you who's having the mare.
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What?

Seriously, I think you need to take a break.

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 1 second ago
comment by Fabián Caballero (U1734)
posted 5 seconds ago

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 14 seconds ago
Robbing, humour me, is there anything racist in the below?

"you are from Jamaica, you must like jerk chicken"

"you are from Italy, you must like Pasta"
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No need to call the chicken a jerk. It gave its life for you to be able to eat

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- sorry I'll rephrase it..

Robbing, your a fence sitting jerk
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You’re *

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 1 second ago

mate its you who's having the mare.
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What?

Seriously, I think you need to take a break.

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pretty obvious to everyone you're avoiding the question

despite your desperate attempts to deflect it

aah, spelling corrections too... as well as avoiding a question..

but yeah, you're not having a mare at all

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home again (U21595)
posted 20 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 1 second ago

mate its you who's having the mare.
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What?

Seriously, I think you need to take a break.

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pretty obvious to everyone you're avoiding the question

despite your desperate attempts to deflect it
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Well, I asked first so answer that and I’ll answer yours.

I’ll wait.

ok, ask away , I;ve forgotten what you asked mate?

Booooooooooooooooooring