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To: tnlibertarian

The end of slavery did not spell automatic equality for black people with all the rights and privileges that white people enjoyed. People forget that when having these discussions. Treating people equally under the law is only a recent trend. Reparations is a bad idea though, just look at this thread.


336 posted on 08/17/2004 9:06:36 AM PDT by cyborg
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To: cyborg
The end of slavery did not spell automatic equality for black people with all the rights and privileges that white people enjoyed. People forget that when having these discussions. Treating people equally under the law is only a recent trend. Reparations is a bad idea though, just look at this thread.

Exactly right. We can't correct past inequalities in the law by creating more. I apologize for accusing you of liberal tactics based solely on your response to me.

366 posted on 08/17/2004 9:18:13 AM PDT by tnlibertarian (Theft is theft even if the government is your thug.)
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