Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial massacres

Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by mudsnail on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:19PM (#22712095)

But you didn't answer the parents questions. How far back do you go? Humans and the societies they create have been doing horrible things to each other since they existed.

Personally, I have ancestors on both sides of colonial history. So am I holding the knife that is impaled in my back?

In the particular context of the article. These events happened during the victims life so justice seems much more clear cut in this case.

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by ahelwer on Saturday March 28, 2020 @12:38PM (#22712244)

They edited their comment after I wrote mine. It would have been much more polite for them to reply.

Let's dispense with the requirement that I provide you with a comprehensive legal framework that would nicely sort all countries into whether they are responsible for colonial reparations or not. I live in America, so I'll just say that America's (and basically all of Europe's) direct connection to colonialism is so obvious (and continuing) that their responsibility need barely be justified.

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Re:Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial m... by hopia on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:28PM (#22712658)

Not all European nations were colonizers, some were instead victims of colonization. Are these European states eligible for colonial reparations as well?

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