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Originally Posted by All Systems Go
Well that's all well and good, but how far does it go?
Imagine if Britain (hypothetically speaking) blew the shit out of some distant third-world country for it's own reasons. Then, there was a general election and a new government was elected. Dose Britain still have an obligation to that country or does it all become irrelevent because it was the 'other' government?
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It's entirely subjective and I won't pretend there are arbitrary time periods. I think something that happened in a previous administration might well be related as that is within our own generation. You might think different.
But am I responsible for endorsing slavery or the evils of the empire? I've not been part of the system/generation that was responsible for either, I wasn't even alive. I am sorry that Britain took part in such acts; but I will not be made to be feel guilty for something that ultimately, had nothing to do with me.
With respect to Africa, which is what T&F's post was about, it is clearly right to help Africa - but not because of the Empire - modern economics? Yes, as quite frankly modern capitalism crushes them and we need to accommodate them to prevent tremendous suffering on the continent. Because it is generally a good thing to help people less fortunate than you? I would say certainly, but it depends on your morals. But I couldn't sit here and let an argument pass that sets out to make people feel guilty about something that wasn't to do with them (unless you are DM lol) - I didn't want to post, but I was far too irritated. We can be responsible for our own actions before we start attempting to feel guilty about something that is nothing to do with us.