"We have to pay the costs," he said. "Are there actions that were not punished and those responsible were not arrested? Are there goods that were looted and not returned? Let's see how we can repair this."
”Apologizing is the easy part.”
"We have to pay the costs," he said. "Are there actions that were not punished and those responsible were not arrested? Are there goods that were looted and not returned? Let's see how we can repair this."
”Apologizing is the easy part.”
From what I heard they are talking about stopping the celebration and glorification of “discoveries”, as well as returning artifacts. I really don’t know how any sort of meaningful economic compensation could play out. I feel like it’s impossible to put a number on stolen resources, economic development, lives, etc. Obviously Portugal isn’t the only responsible party, but it’s good to see this rhetoric from a president. Hopefully it can lead to something bigger.