"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.”

  • Water Bowl Slime@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    Portugal has to make amends for so much more than the transatlantic slave trade. The cultural genocide of the Americas has to be the most widespread genocide in human history. Two entire continents where virtually no people speak native languages or follow native religions and few native buildings remain. In a just world, western Europe would all be underwater.