slavery was abolished 200years ago in UK. next year UK are acknowledging 200th anniversary is it significant?

Answer 1

It is significant to remind themselves as to how savage they were that maximum number of Human Rights violations were committed by the so called Western civilized nations, in the past.

Answer 2

Contrary to the left wing propaganda , Britains had no slaves and as a nation was not invoved in the slave trade.
However, individuals , usually naval officers were indeed involved in the transportation of slaves to america.
On this basis ,Britain as a nation bears no resposibility.
Furthermore , the negro , really has benefitted greatly from slavery.Without which , they would still be living as savages.The situation now is that the negro has been able to skip centuries of development and is treated with equality.
Please dont ask Britain to be ashemed of its past, there is no reason to be ashamed.
In fact , no civilisation has ever given so much as the British empire to the world.Our engineers , physicians, farmers, teachers have shaped the world.Interestingly , the worlds leading, wealthiest democracies are all former colonies.
The leftist naive fools really should read some history to avoid making mindless cliched comments.

Answer 3

England has no reason to brag about its ending slavery before the U.S. Slavery of Polynesian people in Australia, a part of the British Empire, continued into the early 20th Century. The British Isles may have been "cleansed" of this practice, but it continued in part of the Empire long after the U. S. ratified the 13th Amendment to its Constitution. With respect to the issue in the U.S., there is one ticklish problem. The Amero-Liberians who are descended from freed slaves in the U.S. have yet to apologize for their ancestors engaging in the practice of enslaving native people in Liberia.

Answer 4

It is a celebration of the fact that no man can own another person as if they were a thing, treat them badly and refuse them an identity and freedom.
The sad thing is that exploitation of others still exists under other names. Although we do not import human beings in slave ships and sell them like cattle on a market, some people employ servants from disadvantaged nations in shocking conditions for a pittance and treat them like slaves to do their dirty work.

Answer 5

It's good to remember that human beings are always capable of cruelty against their kin but at the end of the day of what use is remembrance if nothing is done to heal the stigmata of the slave descendants, by improving their conditions and stopping the biais that prevails against them??? Sweet words but still a cruel reality for them

Answer 6

Yes it is we need to know are past the bad as well as the good and to those who think its irrelevant slavery still exists. There's a sex trade ( women and children) from Africa and Asia as well there's a market in forced labour . And lets not forget the sweatshops that provide are brand names for next to nothing .

Answer 7

Hmmm. It's like saying "congratulations to me for not beating my wife anymore". Not exactly a shining moment.
P.S. To the above poster -- Britain and its colonies in North America and the West Indies were the number one slaveholders in the 1600s-1800s.

Answer 8

Yes! The ending of any system where man is allowed to treat his fellow man in such a manner as slavery is significant!

Answer 9

Yes, I think it is very significant, and example - a rare one - of a society collectively choosing to do the right thing! It should be remembered.

Answer 10

There will be exhibit about abolition in Westminster Hall and a set of postage stamps. I'm sure there will be many more commemorations.