I had not thought of that.... ie, reparations as a means of changing how the
ex-colonial masters behave to the supposedly independent ex-colonies.
Independence cannot be only political, it has to be economic as well.
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Subject: Re: The argument for reparations: In Britain and in France
Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's.
I think perhaps it was money which was a key factor in creating the problem.
It is hard to see what role it has in the solution.
It is the profit motive which is behind the continuing plunder of Africa of
its resources, of the incessant wars - often fought by proxy agents to
determine how the spoils are divide.
When money can be created by someone tapping computer keys, unless the
social relations behind that process are transformed, unless the ongoing
exploitation of Africa, and indeed other parts of the world is brought to a
halt, it has hard to understand how reparations could play a greater role
than another mystification, like the Second World War being a war to defend
democracy.
To give reparations a real meaning, it will have to be about a
transformational change that heals society from top to bottom, not putting a
number with a few zeros in someone's bank account.
all the best
Fabian
> Professor Beckles' book sets out how the monies can be used.
> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 08:06:47 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The argument for reparations: In Britain and in France
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Yes, indeed. But the next question is what to do with compensation monies.
> Build hospitals? Schools? Scholarships? Housing? Electricity? From:
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> Sent: 13 May 2013 21:24
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> Hi Tobias What we need to address this issue is a worldwide Class
> Action that will arouse response from these governments globally.
> (British, French, Dutch, American, Italians, Portuguese & Spanish, these
participants in
> particular. Alex From: Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: The argument for reparations: In Britain and in France
> Colleagues,
>
> The argument for reparations for European enslavement of African and
> Afro-decended peoples is gaining ground in France:Representative
> Council of Black Associations to file lawsuit against French
> state-owned
> bankhttp://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/hollande-rejects-deman
> d-for-slavery-reparations-1.1389207
> Rendre des terres aux descendants d'esclaves : le Cran se
> réjouithttp://www.france24.com/fr/20130512-esclavage-cran-terres-escla
> ves-politique-fonciere-christiane-taubira?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_sou
> rce=twitter&ns_mchannel=reseaux_sociaux&ns_fee=0&ns_linkname=20130512_
> esclavage_cran_terres_esclaves_politique_fonciere
> What is the current state of play of this argument in Britain?
>
> Nathaniel
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> Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman
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