[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

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.

I never even learned about our role in the slave trade at all. I only learned about it aftewards. We teach people the version of history that paints us in the best light and it's bull****.

[Scarlett.]

As were the Pyramids, and 99% of the world. Though acknowledging it is a good thing.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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

Unironically, this. History should teach us how bad things were in the past, so that we can learn from the mistakes of those who came before us, that is why history is important to begin with.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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!!!

The entitlement of this post.

[Livia]

Slaves have built, or the proceeds of the slave trade has funded, buildings and institutions all over the world. The pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal. The Whitehouse was built by slaves, as was the Capitol Building, even the statue on top of the Capitol was made by a slave. Wall Street, named after an actual wall built by slaves, was the biggest slave market in the US. BMW, Audi, Volkswagen all used slave labour and are still trading healthily today along with numerous other German companies. Most people I know are quite knowledgeable about the slave trade. My husband, born and educated in the US, was taught about the slave trade. I think that's all we can do, know what happened and know that it's still happening, and try to bring about an end to it.

[Ammi]

...it would be nice to also invest in funding for local black youth projects etc as well to promote and further equality....that might already be being done, but it’s important that it’s known to be actively so ...as well as the funding for the preservations...

[DouglasS]

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

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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!!!

Thats why I said 'Learn from it'....its part of our History so it shouldnt be shoved under the Carpet.
However....I really dont see the need for Town Mayors to make big speeches apologising....

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

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

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Livia

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

Egypt, China, and India need to apologise and self-flagellate immediately!!!

[Vicky.]

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..

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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..

Yup, some countries still continue to be disgusting.

In Dubai, or rather UAE (Dubai is a city) you can be arrested and tortured for being gay. The BBC saw fit to spend to fukkton of money to film a Doctor Who special there, in the modern day centre of slavery and homophobia ... RTD couldn't even go on the shoot there!

[parmnion]

I think we should nuke Germany.