To begin with, many countries have built their fortunes on the backs of other countries during war, slavery or colonisation and have also caused a lot of damage. That's why some people are asking them to pay for their dees.
Indeed, Germany declared for the first time, a few days ago, that it committed "genocide" against people of Nalmibia, in Africa, during the colonial era. This one would pay the country more than one billion euros.
On the one hand, when states practiced slavery or have colonized other territories without justified reasons, they should pay for they dees and the pain they did. It's therefore understandable that some countries demand reperations. But on the other hand, when territories and reparations were made during the war, I think that nobody should pay back because almost all countries were at war. So if we had to pay all countries that claim war damage, we would not get out of it.
To conclude, countries should pay for their dees when they can't be justified but also for the pain they caused during slavery and war.
Some occidental countries and certainly every rich European countries have used slavery and/or colonisation to grow rich as they are now.
So it’s only logic for countries and families that were abused in the past to demand some form of compensation.
I think governments and families that have enough money should search what misfortunes they caused in the past and take responsibilities to try to compensate the descent of the past victims (even if it's an idealistic way of thinking).
However, I don’t think countries that started war should pay for their deeds since the two sides always do misdeeds. And in history it always has been the country who lost who paid the ones who won although it’s clearly not fair !
Some occidental countries and certainly every rich European country used slavery and/or colonisation to grow rich as they are now.
So it’s only natural for countries and families that were abused in the past to demand some form of compensation.
I think governments and families that have enough money should search what misfortunes they caused in the past and take responsibility for the descendants of the past victims.
Therefore, I don’t think countries that started war should pay for their deeds since the two sides always do misdeeds. And in history it always has been the country that lost that paid the ones who won although it’s clearly not fair!
(It was not on the site so I correct it and I reuploaded it)
To begin with, many countries have built their fortunes on the backs of other countries during war, slavery or colonisation and have also caused a lot of damage. That's why some people are asking them to pay for their dees.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Germany declared for the first time, a few days ago, that it committed "genocide" against people of Nalmibia, in Africa, during the colonial era. This one would pay the country more than one billion euros.
On the one hand, when states practiced slavery or have colonized other territories without justified reasons, they should pay for they dees and the pain they did. It's therefore understandable that some countries demand reperations.
But on the other hand, when territories and reparations were made during the war, I think that nobody should pay back because almost all countries were at war. So if we had to pay all countries that claim war damage, we would not get out of it.
To conclude, countries should pay for their dees when they can't be justified but also for the pain they caused during slavery and war.
Bernoussi Lola
Namibia*
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-reperation
Some occidental countries and certainly every rich European countries have used slavery and/or colonisation to grow rich as they are now.
ReplyDeleteSo it’s only logic for countries and families that were abused in the past to demand some form of compensation.
I think governments and families that have enough money should search what misfortunes they caused in the past and take responsibilities to try to compensate the descent of the past victims (even if it's an idealistic way of thinking).
However, I don’t think countries that started war should pay for their deeds since the two sides always do misdeeds. And in history it always has been the country who lost who paid the ones who won although it’s clearly not fair !
Benkada Sélim
Some occidental countries and certainly every rich European country used slavery and/or colonisation to grow rich as they are now.
ReplyDeleteSo it’s only natural for countries and families that were abused in the past to demand some form of compensation.
I think governments and families that have enough money should search what misfortunes they caused in the past and take responsibility for the descendants of the past victims.
Therefore, I don’t think countries that started war should pay for their deeds since the two sides always do misdeeds. And in history it always has been the country that lost that paid the ones who won although it’s clearly not fair!
(It was not on the site so I correct it and I reuploaded it)