The quality of discourse on Have Your Say, hosted by the BBC, has hit a new low. In a discussion entitled ‘Should reparations for slavery be paid?’, one poster actually wrote that because the British were the first nation to denounce slavery then -
“No, we should not apologise. In fact, a “thank you” from a large part of Africa would be in order. “
What is even more ridiculous is that as at the time of writing, it was top of the ‘Readers Recommend’ list, with 623 votes supporting it.
