Red Cafe in meltdown

asaluttar said:
I know we should be grateful for our current owners, and Dubai is indeed far more modern than the rest of the region.

But anybody who argues that the middle east shit holes are not 200 years behind the rest of Asia, leave aside Europe, in terms of basic human values, or Britain / NI are in any way comparable in any respect is an utter hypocrite.

Just because you get pats on the head from the BBC / Guardian reading "anyone who doesn't agree with me is far right" morons doesn't change that.
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200 years? We still had slaves.
 
asaluttar said:
1807 - Britain passes Abolition of theSlave Trade Act, outlawing BritishAtlantic slave trade

211 years back?
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How long ago was it we invented "concentration camps" - I believe it was the Boer War?
 
Before anyone passes judgement on anywhere else we should look to our own shores first. If our country was the model of tolerance, polite behaviour and crime free then fair enough but it isnt. I have felt far safer walking round Dubai late at night than I have in Manchester. They have laws that I dont agree with but I am sure we have laws that they dont the point is if you are living in a country you have to abide by the law of that land.
 
Vienna_70 said:
@Vic wasn't far off, though, was he?
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Nor was I, that's 211 years and counting for them to catch up on providing basic dignity and rights for
aguero93:20 said:
That 11 years makes all the difference...
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Thats 211 years since Britain (and much of the west) decided to outlaw and fight against slavery.

At that point, guess who were a much bigger player in the slavery racket?
You know, the ones who never ever actually got around to act against it, and happily treat South Asian construction employees under the same broad principles even today?

Another fun question
There are large numbers of descendents of the original slave trade in the Americas, allowed to vote, receive welfare, even become presidents.

Why do you think of the tens of millions of black slaves moving the other way, there are so few left?
 
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