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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by nradov on Friday September 16, 2022 @01:34AM (#32862477)
Should Mali also pay reparations to Ghana over the atrocities they committed during 13th century wars of conquest?
Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by osrec on Friday September 16, 2022 @01:50AM (#32862565)
Your comment is somewhat meaningless in the context. But yes, in general, I believe that if you commit or benefit from atrocities, you should be held accountable. Even if it was your grandfather that murdered people and you inherit the wealth he looted, you should at the very least give that wealth back once you realise that it was wrong, especially if the people you looted from are dying from lack of resources.

Also, just in terms of numbers, the British empire was pretty insane in terms of the quantity of people it murdered, both directly and indirectly. The number is much higher than those murdered by the Nazis, even if it happened over a longer period. They should certainly be held accountable, at the very least.

Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by benj111 on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:23AM (#32863572)
So are the Italians going to pay reparations to the British for the Roman occupation?

When you say "the British should be held accountable" all those individuals are dead and gone. It's a bit Catholic to hold the children accountable for the sins of the father. Its unlikely my forefathers even had the vote at that time. So please explain how I'm accountable again?

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Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by Bayart on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:36AM (#32863257)
Considering a lot of the richest people in Britain still have Norman names, I think the « French reparations » is something the British should ask from their own aristocracy.
Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by glandium on Friday September 16, 2022 @02:17AM (#32862715)
How far back should we go? Alexander the Great?
Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by osrec on Friday September 16, 2022 @02:57AM (#32862972)
I guess then in your opinion what the Nazis did was fair game, and they should not have had to pay reparations either? What, in your opinion, is the cutoff point in time, where sins are universally absolved?

Edit: It's clearly a subjective topic, but there are significant impacts felt the world over due to the British empire. I'm not sure you can say the same of Alexander the Great. People are directly and significantly affected to this day by the actions of the British. I guess the nature and extent of the impact would need to be decided by a court, but it'll always be an imperfect science. That doesn't mean it's unnecessary.

Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by rayiner on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:06AM (#32864543)
The nazis paid reparations in the lifetime of the people affected.
Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by ashwagary on Friday September 16, 2022 @10:43AM (#32866678)
The US and British strategy is to wait out the plundered to avoid repayment. For this reason, Germans deserve a lot more respect. Reparations has been a serious topic of discussion since the late 1800s in the case of the American enslaved populations and it still hasn't been done.
Re:The Koh-i-Noor diamond, and why the British won’t give it... by rayiner on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:08AM (#32864556)
And Hindus should demand reparations from Muslims for the 800 years of colonization before the British. That’ll go over great.