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Originally posted by billege
[B]I'd like to preface my comments with this:
As expected, we have refrained from mass flaming thus far. Good for us. Especially with such a touchy subject.
I have also been reminded how few people really know anything about this country's history.
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I agree go us!
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Blacks deserve reparations. That doesn't mean they are a good idea.
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Why do non-slaves deserve something from non-slave owners?
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Blacks continue to suffer an inequality today because of the damage done during slavery.Reparations could, but ultimately would not, eliminate the gap created by inherited wealth. (the term "inherited wealth" means far more than inheriting money)
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So compensation with money is the answer? Get serious, what would they do to better themselves with money? I guarentee alot of that money would go towards the purchase of $100 Fubu Platinum shirts and some 20"s.
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This country is FAR from admitting what it did during slavery. In fact, very few people have any notion of what slavery was. As time passes the brutality has faded. The schoolbooks tell of kindly slave owners who sometimes had to discipline their loyal, but ignorant, pets. The common memory only has a vague, Disney-fied idea of slavery. Thus, reparations would not be understood, welcomed, or supported. Race relations would reach new heights of violence if such an idea were shoved down onto a populace that did not wholly support it.
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No offense, but what world do you live in? A Disney-fied idea of slavery? Are you serious? I don't think anyone, unless they are complete morons and moral bankrupt have a hard time grasping the evil that was slavery.
What baffles me is how anyone who is for reparations can put a price tag on something so horrible and wrong. Even if blacks are still lessers in society, does some check make it all better?
The only way I could ever get on board is if they were programs that would empower the black community. But seeing as to they already have Affirmative Action I dunno how that would work. No way you could justify taxing white Americans of today (which would be the method of payment) for something that happened 140 years ago.