Blair 'sorrow' over slave trade

[wendigo100]

Again, for those who missed it the first 7 times I said it, it's not you who is apologising - its the country.

Balderdash. What is this "country"? You speak as if it has nothing to do with me!

We people are the country! Unless you think that somehow the inanimate island itself should apologise!

[SallyAnne]

Balderdash. What is this "country"? You speak as if it has nothing to do with me!

We people are the country! Unless you think that somehow the inanimate island itself should apologise!

First of all, well done for the use of balderdash

I think the people and the country are 2 very different things.

The country is the establishment, the laws, the structures, the pilicies, the system....the things which allowed slavery to happen.

[Pope Benedict XVI]

In 1452, the Pope declared that the possession of slaves was the right of all Christians.

[John Galt]

First of all, well done for the use of balderdash

I think the people and the country are 2 very different things.

The country is the establishment, the laws, the structures, the pilicies, the system....the things which allowed slavery to happen.

So who will apologise - Tony Blair? The elected representative of the people who speaks for the people? The Queen? Whoever you appoint they speak for the people of this country and we have nothing to apologise for.

[Lucy]

First of all, well done for the use of balderdash

I think the people and the country are 2 very different things.

The country is the establishment, the laws, the structures, the pilicies, the system....the things which allowed slavery to happen.

I have to disagree Sal, we are the people who allow these things to happen.

We vote for the structures, the policies, the establishment.

There are a number of families and firms in this country who reap the benefits of slavery, and all I can say is, I don't care enough to do anything about it, and those who do should.

[Mailman]

Ester Stanford, the secretary of the Rendezvous of Victory Campaign, said: "This statement of regret does not go far enough.

"What is now required is a dialogue about how we repair the legacies of enslavement, and we're talking about educational repairs, we're talking about economic repairs, family repairs, cultural repairs, repairs of every kind that we need to recreate and sustain ourselves - it will cost."

This is the black chick that was on tv this morning. Farking tree hugging gay lesbo commie pinko anti-white male mole!

Mailman

[SallyAnne]

In 1452, the Pope declared that the possession of slaves was the right of all Christians.

Yes you're right - the church had a LOT to do with it!

[John Galt]

Are you going to address the points that we've raised SA?

[Mailman]

No - it *may* be described as a racist attack if a white man beat up a black man with no apparent provocation.

Farken rubbish. If I beat someone up with no apparent provocation why does that become a racist attack? Surely its only a racist attack if one of the motivators was the colour of the victim?

Otherwise this kind of attack falls under the "just plain bad luck" rule!

Honestly Sal, sometimes you are full of teko!

Mailman

[Ardesco]

Yes you're right - the church had a LOT to do with it!

Strange how nobody is making the church apologise and pay for it, even more strange if you look at how many black people are christians....

At the end of the day this is some pinko wannabe commie muppets who are looking for an easy way to get money and Mr Tony B Liar gave them a reason to think they may well get some.

How the hell is insisting that public apologies be made for things that happened centuries ago and demanding compensation which as tax payers we will all end up paying going to help race relations in this country ???