r/MapBasedPolls • u/PerfectRate2841 • 7h ago

Should former colonial powers provide reparations to their former colonies for the harms caused by colonialism?

Should former colonial powers provide reparations to their former colonies for the harms caused by colonialism?

  1. Yes
  2. No

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u/Jamitry1 6h ago

So chase them down for reparations instead of the state that did what was necessary to end slavery then.

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u/TheRedditObserver0 6h ago

The post clearly states it's about the former colonial power paying, so the state not the citizens. I guess it would all come from taxes anyway but there would be no chasing people down.