2. Do Europeans of today have a moral responsibility for what happened during the imperialist period? Should for instance economic compensation be paid out to certain countries/areas for hat happened? What speak for and against it? In my opinion there is no simple answer to this question because it obviously depends on which perspective you are looking at the issue from. There are arguments that speak for and against this since many of us have different interpretations of imperialism. In this piece of work I will look at the issues of the possible economic compensation which may be paid out to the countries/areas that were affected during the period of imperialism. I do think that modern Europeans should have a moral responsibility for what happened during colonialism, the time when privileged individuals took advantage of the less fortunate ones, their health and lives to create financial profits that benefited …show more content…
Therefore while discussing the question about the economical compensation I think that there are better options for helping the people who are domiciled in the drabbade areas at the moment. For instance nations that exploited their land and people’s labour could help the developing countries with food, water, housing, education and other goods and services that are essential for a human being’s survival. There is another argument that speaks in support of this and that is the general and economic situation in certain countries. If a corrupt state receives a large amount of money there is bigger probability that the money will end up being on someone’s personal bank account rather than used to improve people’s living