Should companies originated in the slave trade be thrown out of Ireland?

Atlantic Dawn

There's many companies in Ireland with roots involved in slave trading, primarily involved in the insurance business, why should we allow these companies to continue to trade in this country? Surely they should be banned in conducting any legitimate business activity in this country because of their roots.

sydthebeat

No.

Don't be stupid

Atlantic Dawn

These are companies now spending tens of thousands whether to refer to someone as Eve or Steve based on a persons toilet preference but were selling slaves based on whether they looked healthy or not to attend cotton fields.

El Tarangu

I have some bad news for you if you drive a Volkswagen, OP.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260905#Comment_118260905

A completely different type of slavery.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220956/should-companies-originated-in-the-slave-trade-be-thrown-out-of-ireland

Your ancestors impregnated young teenagers and pillaged lands. Why should we listen to someone like you?

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260910#Comment_118260910

Mine didn't, your Ma was your Da. You don't have a birth cert, you have an apology letter from Durex.

knucklehead6

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260912#Comment_118260912

Surely it'd be his parents who have the apology letter?

the_pen_turner

No .you cannot judge the past by the standards if today

Half-cocked

Shouldn't we be more concerned about modern day slavery? According to the UN, some 40 million persons are in modern slavery. Very easy to complain about the evils of the past while ignoring the evils of today.

BanditLuke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220956/should-companies-originated-in-the-slave-trade-be-thrown-out-of-ireland

>>>>>Typed out on my Chinese made handheld device without a hint of irony<<<<<

Gregor Samsa

Absolutely not! I can’t believe I’m reading this rubbish! Ridiculous libtard suggestion! I mean, how would I insure my slaves if this happened?

^^ Doesn't count. It's the wrong type of slavery.

ETA: Referring to the comment by BanditLuke. Pipped by Gregor

Iseedeadpixels

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260912#Comment_118260912

Cringe

Jim2007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220956/should-companies-originated-in-the-slave-trade-be-thrown-out-of-ireland

Really, let’s have your long list of Irish companies involved in the slave trade then, so we can decide

patnor1011

It usually always start with harebrained ideas while covering behind "we".

Should we, shouldn't we?

OP is free to boycott anyone he likes, his preferences may be based on any perceived injustice in human history. I just do not see why would "we" have to be concerned by slave trade happening in other countries more than "we" should be concerned about stuff that happened here like famine? if "we" want to get offended by something and took up some holy fight.

SouthWesterly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220956/should-companies-originated-in-the-slave-trade-be-thrown-out-of-ireland

You'd have been better off sleeping at 4 a.m 😂

knucklehead6

Wait a second, is this not a pisstake thread? Is the OP actually serious?

Peregrinus

No, he's stirring. Astute readers will have noted that he hasn't actually identified any company doing business in Ireland that has its roots in slave trading, which is kind of the first think you'd do if you were serious about this.

corner of hells

Wait , Saint Patrick was a slave , wasn't he ?

Wasn't he captured and made mind sheep on a mountain or something like that.

At the very least we should throw out farmers , sheep and snakes.

And another thing , we should return the Book of Kells to Kells , teach them fcukers in Trinity a lesson.

TheValeyard

We dont judge people/companies of the past by todays standards. Judge them by their own time.

Shao Kahn

Put all the media in jail, for trying to enslave people's minds.

And the church too while you're at it.

Spook_ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118260905#Comment_118260905

Or anything Mitsubushi, Nissan, BMW, Krupps, Siemens etc.

Ash.J.Williams

fanta is nazi cola

Gregor Samsa

Did you know that most nurses in this country are from the same species as the people who killed Jesus, dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and wiped out the Neanderthals? Think about that for a second - we entrust the care of the most vulnerable sick people in society to people who are genetically almost identical to Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Genghis Khan, Vlad The Impaler and Fred West. The mind boggles.

whisky_galore

F**k off Amazon.

BurgerFace

Unfortunately it's nigh-on impossible to find a company that's 100% squeaky clean.

Motorola manufactures chips that are used in anti-personnel mine that blow the limbs off kids in countries around the world on a regular basis.

Intel the same. And all electronics companies that use their components

Tork

How about Folens schoolbooks. Company was founded by a Nazi. Poisoning kiddies minds, so they are

MarkR

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220956/should-companies-originated-in-the-slave-trade-be-thrown-out-of-ireland

Sins of the father and all that? How far should we go back. Given that we all share a limited pool of ancestors, it looks like your ancestors started the slave trade. The neck of you! Every accusation is an admission, I always say. Then again, I am (probably) descended from some awful people.

growleaves

Viking Dublin had one of the largest slave markets in Europe, its thought to have been the centre of the slave trade by some historians.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118262627#Comment_118262627

the late late show had a holocaust survivor on once and i no word of a lie they had ads for folens during the break which i found weird