Asking the federal government for "slavery reparations" after the efforts made by the federal government to end slavery makes about as much sense as European Jews expecting compensation for the Holocaust from the allied troops who liberated the concentration camps.
If Keyes made the suggestion that blacks living in former slave states should be forgiven their taxes, there would at least be a little logic to this. It might prompt a second civil war, but the devil is always in the details...
Let me make this clear to Mr. Keyes and anybody else who's willing to listen - My white ancestors fought and died on battlefields from Pennsylvania to Georgia in a bloody struggle to free blacks from the bondage of slavery.
I'm still waiting for a single black person to express any gratitude for that sacrifice. And I'll be damned if I'll agree to have my tax money go to pay "slavery reparations" to the descendants of the slaves that my ancestors suffered so greatly in order to free.
Stop talking like just another "All I want is to live off white peoples' taxes" black politician, Alan. You have no idea how much damage you've done to your credibility on this issue...
Can we pay reparations in Confederate dollars?