Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Rum to Molasses to Slaves to Apologies

The Chair of the UK's commission for Racial Equality calls for some people to be banned from working in the public sector. Trevor Phillips says in the Guardian.

"Surely the time has come to follow the example set by police forces and to question whether it is acceptable for BNP members to truly carry out the role of public servant."

While in the same week Tony Blair issues a groveling apology for the transatlantic slave trade. He chose now to do it because next year is the bicentennial of Great Britain's abolition of said trade. Which is a fairly strange reason for an apology if you think about it. A country stops doing something bad and turns around and plays a pivotal role in the ending that practice around the world; so later the descendants of these same people must beat their breasts in shame on the 200th anniversary of their taking the important step?

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