Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Article: "Science's Debt to the Slave Trade"

hi chidi, i don't know, but i think it is an interesting question.

the notion of direct responsibility, indirect responsibility, that we today can't be held accountable for the crimes of our ancestors, has now become relevant. i don't think these are the real issues, to tellthe truth, but rather present/current unjust economic orders, and which should be corrected. using these arguments about past crimes simply to work to correct the current order is something i can support, even if i don't believe in the arguments about responsibility.

for instance, what if a class of wealthy people were judged to be victims of past crimes that a given bank had permitted. would you want to pressure the bank to pay them too? after 100years? after 200 years? i wouldn't.

on the other hand, when the nazis stole jewish property, the current day germans make restitution.

the same argument applies to the displacement of palestinians. the right to return can include compensation,and it was an issue worked out at oslo

ken

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

517 803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Article: "Science's Debt to the Slave Trade"

 

Ken,
Can we now, for example, consider the fund used to establish a certain Present world class bank, whose promoters were said to be former slave dealers as "proceed from crime"?

CAO.

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