[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Their families still benefit from the wealth of their actions.

Lucky them. But at this point, no-one in the UK is worse of because a long forgotten ancestor was a slave.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Lucky them. But at this point, no-one in the UK is worse of because a long forgotten ancestor was a slave.

Hmmmm this is a complicated statement to make. Are people of ethnic minorities in the UK in absolute terms worse off today than they would be otherwise? Perhaps not, I'm sure there are arguments for it, bt it's questionable.

However... in relative terms? Yes, ethnic minorities (as well as working class and even middle class white folx) absolutely are comparatively worse off because of the slave trade... as there are still plenty of wealthy white people in the UK who gained vast portions of their wealth through the slave trade.

I wonder if you think "a few hundred years" is longer than it actually is? Like the era of slavery is "ancient" history? It's only a handful of generations.