Should Britain Apologise enslaving British people?

[Derek]

<span style="font-style: italic">These people are wicked, man. I didn't know about this. It was still going on in 1970!</span>


CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents.

Many poor children were sent to Commonwealth countries, mainly Australia and Canada, with promises of a better life. But according to the charity the Child Migrants Trust, many of those sent to Australia ended up being abused, dumped in institutions or used as laborers on farms against their wishes.

&quot;We hope it will help to ease our pain, and that of our families, and lighten the burden on each and every one of us.&quot;

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AF0DI20091116

[jah_yout]

Re: Should Britain Apologise enslaving British people?

have you seen the nicole kidman movie 'australia'?

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Should Britain Apologise enslaving British people?

The goal was to increase the population of whites in these places. The easiest way to do it was to send kids that were under the care of the state. They did it,by telling the kids their parents were dead. and after legally relieving the parental rights of their parents.
a lot of policy is all about nation building. In o9ther words, increasing the race in the colonies to guarantee control At the same time they killed of lots of Aborigines,too. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">These people are wicked, man. I didn't know about this. It was still going on in 1970!</span>


CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents.

Many poor children were sent to Commonwealth countries, mainly Australia and Canada, with promises of a better life. But according to the charity the Child Migrants Trust, many of those sent to Australia ended up being abused, dumped in institutions or used as laborers on farms against their wishes.

&quot;We hope it will help to ease our pain, and that of our families, and lighten the burden on each and every one of us.&quot;

http://www.reuters.com/article/world...5AF0DI20091116 </div></div>