Letter To The ICBR: Re: British Reparations!? As If!!!
03/21/2007
From: Heather Lodge
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:55:46 +0000
To:
Subject: British Reparations!? As If!!!
Just wondering if you realise that your country is allied with Britain. Does
"Mr President" Bush know about this site? I really don't think he would
think this a good idea.
Don't you think this is a good way to start World War 3? You don't see us
making
websites trying to get signatures for America haters, although I'm sure we
could get more quicker. If you show me a site I'm just going to think you
were "getting back" and then I will take this site even less seriously.
Just a few comments for some of the sub-titles on your "Facts" page:
"Are You Racists?":
Yes.
"Genocide":
You killed Native Americans and built train routes through their land and
cut down their trees.
If we're on the subject of paying reparations for genocide shouldn't you
remember that Africa still has genocide going on and they are in debt to
England and America already.
"The Industrial Revolution":
For one thing you didn't have to follow us into this revolution. For a
second thing at least we are now trying to cut down on our emissions whereas
the only state of America, that I know of, doing their part in this is
California. I think they should be allowed their independence, they are
practically a functioning country on their own anyway.
"Global Misrule":
I'm afraid all I have to say here is: Well done! This was all you. Maybe you
should stop trying to blame one of your allies for all your mistakes and
problems.
"Bad Inventions":
All these for good reasons. Wars we fought together that couldn't be avoided
or that America didn't help avoid. We need these things to fight, you also
used them yourselves so they can't have been that bad. I mean America
wouldn't use a "bad British invention"!
Reparations we "extracted" such as German's reparations were necessary. They
were paying France for the damage to their land during their failed attempt
at invading. France didn't turn the reparations down in fact when Germany
couldn't pay them they invaded the Ruhr. This meant Germany couldn't make
any money at all. You may have given them a loan but when your banks went
bankrupt you took it back when they didn't have it.
The wars you mention next. America was very much involved in. Shouldn't both
America and Britain pay reparations to all of the countries BOTH of us MAY
have caused pain to because America isn't one of them.
If there is one main and most painful mistake that Britain has made it was
America by far.
Heather, Kent, England.
I'm 15 and no I had no help in writing this email, thank you for your time.
(That is if you bothered to read the whole thing).
