Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 10996928)

Our history lessons don't really teach these subjects in depth. Ask most British people what they actually learned about the slave trade, and they will basically tell you that Wilberforce saved them all and little else.

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 10996816)

We must acknowledge our past fully, not try to sweep it under the rug because it's unpleasant. It's certainly not the place of white people to tell others whether or not they should simply move on.

We as a country profited from the Slave Trade and the empire left the world in a worse state than it was before it was a thing. Acting annoyed because you can't handle the dark parts of your own history is just the height of immaturity. The arrogance of this country is a constant source of irritation for me, we're think we're perfect, beyond blame, but we're not. Our history is vile and telling people to get over it instead of accepting that, for many people, we were the bad guys is just gross.

We can't look down on America and go 'This isn't America' because we helped the slave trade grow, it's as much a stain on our history as it is America's.

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 10996520)

Our history with slavery is just as brutal. we used to own all the slave transport contracts, for one.

Originally Posted by Alf (Post 10997029)

Actually owning slaves has always been illegal here, it says so in the Magna Carta. While some wealthy, upper-class business men may have traded to make their money, we has a nation of people have never took part in slavery. In terms of anti-slavery, we probably rank the number 1 country in the World.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10997036)

its just another

rich people (who employ you and take risks) bad

poor people good scenario

lol

Originally Posted by rusticgal (Post 10997100)

It’s History...some of it was ugly and inhumane.. but it’s done and dusted. Let’s learn from it and move on.

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 10996928)

Our history lessons don't really teach these subjects in depth. Ask most British people what they actually learned about the slave trade, and they will basically tell you that Wilberforce saved them all and little else.

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10997158)

No, you don't understand. History lessons need to be devoted to telling kids how awful the country they were born in used to be before living memory

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10997158)

No, you don't understand. History lessons need to be devoted to telling kids how awful the country they were born in used to be before living memory, and town mayors need to make big speeches to apologise!!!

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10997158)

No, you don't understand. History lessons need to be devoted to telling kids how awful the country they were born in used to be before living memory, and town mayors need to make big speeches to apologise!!!

Originally Posted by DouglasS (Post 10997796)

Time to burn down these villages I think, leave no survivors

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 10997761)

The pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 10997939)

Apparently dubai was built (and continues to be built really) by slaves. Its somewhere I always wanted to go, but the history..puts me off a bit. Even moreso while its apparently ongoing..