David Cameron is 'ignorant' over slavery reparations, says Danny Glover

The Manchester Guardian ^ | October 6, 2015 | Andrew Pulver

[2ndDivisionVet]

Prime minister under fire from Lethal Weapon actor and activist over comments that Jamaica should ‘move on’ from slavery.

Actor Danny Glover has called David Cameron’s suggestion that Jamaica should “move on” from slavery “outrageous”, and said it shows the UK prime minister’s “ignorance” of the issues.

In comments reported by the Gleaner, Glover – best known for his role in the Lethal Weapon movies, but also a long-term left-leaning activist on a wide variety of causes – said: “To make such an outrageous statement is an insult ... it’s outrageous ... and it just shows his ignorance.”

Glover was visiting Jamaica as part of a campaign for reparations for slavery, and addressed an editorial meeting at the Gleaner, the country’s best-known news publication. Glover told the meeting: “I’m not holding out for the reparations....

[elcid1970]

Me, too. I’m turning into an old f@rt who defines conservatism as basically leaving people the f*** alone.

Danny Glover & his ilk won’t do that. They are troublemakers who need to be told to “get off my lawn!”

I wasn’t blessed with children but I am blessed with guns. Been watching this militant s*** since 1968 and my considered response if necessary will be the same: KABOOM!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Meanwhile, Danny Glover is just ignorant...

...says everyone else.

[miss marmelstein]

I made sure to check out the comments section of The Guardian to find out - once again - hilariously, that the hardcore British left is upset with that damned Glover for daring to suggest anything was wrong with the British Empire. They then returned to brutalizing the USA and Israel.

[100American]

He was a Slave to the Joooos in Hollywood who took a middle of the road black actor and gave him work...

Now he is in his twilight and is saying I want money for being here against my will

OK..

Here the offer

1 first class ticket 1 way to the African nation of your choice (please see DNA suggested placement option below)

Purchase of the same acreage promised as part of the settlement of the civil war terms (varies by country,
choose well)

A pre-agreed and fixed Financial startup fund of say $25000 to get your farm, dry cleaners, whatever get off the ground.

We can even provide free DNA tests to assist them in identifying actual Lineage (Britain is responsible for Carribean Slaves)

Surrender of your USA passport and relinquish the ability to apply for citizenship in the future...

Just random thoughts, I am tired of all of this

Lets get it on and get it DONE!!

[jwalsh07]

20 trillion is enough reparations.

[Sam Gamgee]

I don't even understand what the argument is about, but if I were PM my response would be “who the flying frack cares what Danny Glover says?”

[SampleMan]

Glover is one of the most brain dead, daft actors to ever appear on the big screen. I don’t know if its drugs or mental illness, but I don’t think anyone capable of memorizing a line, could be as stupid as he is now, so something has happened.

[anymouse]

Pot, meet kettle.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I’m sorry, when was Danny Glover a slave?”

Before he made $40,000,000.00 in Hollywood.

[Mastador1]

You left out racist, Danny Glover is just an ignorant racist. I'm always blown away by these Blacks that become rich from the dollars of White people and still bitch and moan that they are the victims of racial prejudice. mr. Glover your acting sucks almost as much as your racial intolerance.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, right. I’d forgotten.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Thanks for closing the loop on that. :)

[Zathras]

ObamaSpeak for Executive Order.
I predict Nov 14th 2016.
An absolute certainty if GOP takes Presidency.

[stephenjohnbanker]

So did Danny.

[Fledermaus]

LOL, that was on AMC last night.

[CodeToad]

“I’m sorry, when was Danny Glover a slave?”

He’s been on the Democrat Plantation his whole life.

[kearnyirish2]

He wasn’t; apparently he gave up acting and became a Professional Negro.

For how long are we supposed to regard blacks as equals, with this incessant reminder from them that they will grow up? How many millions more non-English-speaking foreigners will come here and leave American blacks in the dust as they move up in society through education and hard work?

Here in the northeast they are increasingly “invisible” as the urban cores are ringed with masses of the replacement Americans (Asians & Hispanics); the dwindling number of whites never see them anymore.

[Mastador1]

You’re welcome, I’ve heard to many of Glover’s poor little discriminated me stories over the years, his favorite seems to be being passed by by taxi drivers because he’s Black. I say if a taxi driver passes him by, it’s because they recognized him.

[sergeantdave]

Danny Glover is ignorant about the Constitution, the American Civil War, the communist manifesto and the color of his skin.

[Tax-chick]

Good observations. It’s a basic fact of biology that less-successful organisms are replaced by more-successful ones.