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Reply to "Afro-Guyanese deserve 15,000 square miles of territory as partial compensation for enslavement; law being drafted for African land rights"

antabanta posted:

So... back to the issue.
Is the Guyana Reparations Committee representative only of AfroGuyanese?
Why does Guyana have to compensate for slavery?
Will Guyana compensate for indentured servitude?
What inequalities will the reparation reduce?
If Amerindians, true owners of Guyana, got only 13.8%, why the claim of 15% for AfroGuyanese?
How will the 15000 square miles be allocated or is there some scam in the offing where someone or some group of individuals will get rich off of developing this land?

The answer is as follows.  No one other than Eric Phillips thinks that blacks deserve such a major land allocation.   All blacks as individuals want is a chance to earn a decent living.  Never heard any even demand special favors or priorities over other groups.  They just want to ensure that they being black isnt used against them when it comes to employment or business opportunities.

As to reparations. Well CARICOM has asked for compensation from the former colonial powers for treatment meted out to Amerindians, Afro Caribbean people as well as indentures (Indians, Chinese, Portuguese and Africans). I personally think that they are wasting their time and should instead focus on other issues.

Asking the gov't of Guyana for compensation is a non starter given that this entity didn't exist in any shape or form during the periods under discussion.  Unlike Brazil, Barbados, the USA and other former slave holding nations the former slave owners have long left the country.

FM
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