Quote Originally Posted by Feedback View Post
agreed, I don't think anyone has said they were.

because it fits a narrative, thats why.

which thriving countries?

perhaps. however, slavery has never been legal in the UK, and there was a famous case (Somerset v Stewart) in the 1770s which confirmed that the institution of slavery was not compatible with English law.

I'm not doing anything of sort, you're creating a straw man. Slavery has never been legal in the UK, yes some people got fat off the slave trade, but that isn't the majority, in fact it was a few very elite individuals. Here in the UK we helped destroy the institution of slavery, and given its never been legal here, I struggle to see what the UK has to atone for.
whether it was legal or not isn't the issue

Bristol and Liverpool in particular owe their existence in part to the slave trade

When people say oh it was a long time ago , we have nothing to be sorry about the people saying that are generally white

Someone saying we should make our future generations aware of slavery is different to saying everyone should feel guilty for being white