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Thread #96748   Message #1896125
Posted By: Teribus
29-Nov-06 - 09:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Britain's shame of slave trade.
Subject: RE: BS: Britain's shame of slave trade.
According to Rapaire:
"Teribus, I have never said that what Britain did to end the slave trade was dishonorable."

Very true, but alternatively you certainly have not gone out of your way to give past British Governments credit for what they did do to to erradicate the slave trade, have you?

"What I did say is that SOME Britons (and others), because of greed, did things that helped slaving continue."

But at no time did you previously emphasise the extent of the role played those "others", or differentiate that the role played individual Britons was at complete and utter odds to the wishes and policy of the British Governmment of the day. True?

As I stated in my previous post the government of the United Kingdom has a proven track record in policy and implementation with regard to the erradication of the slave trade extending back through the past 200 years. The similar track record with regard to the same subject of your own government in real terms extends over the last 50 years.

So far YOU have told me nothing about what YOU, or your country has done. The track record and signed international accords of my country speak for themselves and requires no further amplification.

So please Rapaire YOU tell me...what HAVE you done to help end slavery? On a national level, I would stake the the proven track record of the United Kingdom against that of the United States of America or that of any other country in Europe with regard to the erradication of the slave trade.