« Home | Anti-racism has to go beyond a facile representati... » | Johann Hari: How multiculturalism is betraying wom... » | Conservapedia - the US religious right's answer to... » | Silence in Class » | The Rewriting of American History » | Ward Churchill � Academic Freedom » | Harinder Veriah Memorial Site » | Which country is the best colonizer? - By Joel Wal... » | Conquistadors' women pardoned in paperback | Speci... » | A Daily Briefing on Iran: Iranian Women Kick Out A... »

It is contradictory to condemn slavery and yet celebrate the empire

Priyamvada Gopal writes:

'The horrors of the past were not momentary lapses of judgment that can be redeemed through public remorse '

Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | It is contradictory to condemn slavery and yet celebrate the empire