Golden statue in MoM - foreshadowing? (SPEW forever!)

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 71635

 --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...> 
> wrote:<SNIP> 
> > Britain abolished the slave trade in 1808, the same year as the 
> > constitutional ban on the importation of slaves became effective 
> > in the US (and note that the US ban was enacted in 1787). 
> > Slavery was abolished in the Empire in 1832.  So there is only 
> > about a 30 year difference between Britain and the US.  Since the 
> > British brought African slavery to North America in the first 
> > place, they don't have much cause to feel less culpable.

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tigerpatronus" 
<tigerpatronus at y...> wrote:
> I heard it was long before! Oh my! It was only 30 years! 
> 
> In that case, y'all Limeys have no excuse: Join SPEW now! 
> 
> (All in the spirit of fun,)
> TK -- TigerPatronus


I'd like to point out that ban the use of something in one's country 
is very different than banning the trade of that same thing else 
where.  Slavery was banned in the UK long before it was in the US 
even though the trade of slaves continued for a while after.  I do 
believe that the British can hold the moral high ground on that 
point. 

To crudely  illistrate:  New York has banned smoking in all public 
spaces yet Philip Morris still has a head office in the city and 
actitvly trades cigatets to the world.  
Do we New Yorkers feel superior in the fight to bann smoking?  You 
bet we do.
But lets get back to Harry....
>From a Limey also in New York also in the spirit of fun.

"ghinghapuss"