i want to find out why britain is not compensating all the countries it colonialised and plundered (or did it never happen?) i want to know if this has ever been raised in international courts or united nations.the men who did it are still alive,it went beyond WW2 ,some of the crimes of the british empire rival those of the halocaust,so why is no one talking about this?
2007-01-18 08:07:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Doesn't Britain give out billions of dollars a year in the form of aid packages? Doesn't Britain respond to natural disasters around the world? Doens't Britain engage in activities to make the world a safer and better place?
People who talk compensation and reparations are just looking for an easy payday. All nations have committed some atrocity on another... time to get over it and move on.
2007-01-18 08:26:21 · answer #1 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Define colonialism. One people taking advantage of another has always existed, see Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Africa, South America. Even China is made of many cultures, but all we hear about are the Han. So why is Britain to be singled out? They brought a lot to the party wherever they went, like roads, railroads, telegraph, hospitals, schools (including universities), legal systems, newspapers....
And as I recall only one colony had to fight for Independence, ours.
2007-01-18 16:23:58 · answer #2 · answered by stanhold 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why just Britain?
Why not Spain?
And France?
And Portugal?
And Holland?
And Japan?
2007-01-18 16:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Compensation and reconciliation pacakges have been discussed and many have been implemented in the form of British Humanitarian Aid.
2007-01-18 16:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bah!
2007-01-18 16:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋