This lawsuit may have lost, but reparations will win (Slavery reparations barf alert)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | July 7, 2005 | MARY MITCHELL

[EagleUSA]

My message is simple to this author.

GFY!! And if you don't like America, LEAVE !!!!

[GSlob]

What a baboonery.

[Cornpone]

Given the current state of world affairs I think anyone who is descended from someone brought here against their will should be grateful...I can't imagine that living in Liberia, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe or about a hundred other countries could be preferable to the opportunity bought by their forebears for them.

[popdonnelly]

It's all about money. This generation of African-Americans is looking for a big bunch of free money. Love that green.

[goodnesswins]

"Given the country is enmeshed in another war, President Bush should have at least coughed up the nation's apology for slavery by now."

HOW many TIMES do we have to APOLOGIZE?????? I've never gotten an apology for the injustices done to my likely Roman ancestors.....sheesh.....get over it, and get a life.

[muawiyah]

This is nuts. If all we wished to do was "bridge the divide" we could get that done in bed ~ and millions of couples do that every single day.

Eventually folks are going to wonder what it was that divided them.

BTW, all of my 8 Great Great Grandfathers paid a personal apology for slavery directly to the slaves they liberated, and mostly by shooting Confederates dead, or burning down their towns. Only someone who places no value on liberty would even think of "raparations" in this case.

[jayhorn]

Judging from the condition of our inner cities, I think Africa owes us reparations.

[THX 1138]

We'll see Christ walking on water before these clowns see a dime out of any of this...

[popdonnelly]

I don't know, these people are nothing if not persistent.

[kcar]

Reparations to taxpayers! They're the real slaves of the latter-day African-Americans.

[Juan Medén]

Slavery reparations were paid with the blood of 360,000 Union soldiers who died to set them free.

[Thebaddog]

All your money are mine.

[teenyelliott]

When we've wronged someone

No one alive today wronged anyone in terms of slavery. I suppose many people on the side of reparations think they deserve some of the "governments money". Well, guess what. There is no such thing. Every dime the gubmint has comes from taxpayers WHO HAVE NEVER OWNED A SLAVE.

So here is my proposal. Anyone who believes they are entitled to reparations should consider themselves already paid. The fact that you live in the US, and not Africa, should be good enough.

[teenyelliott]

heehee

[Founding Father]

Yet, a sincere apology is a hard thing for most of us. When we've wronged someone, I mean really shamefully wronged them in a way that you wouldn't want anyone to know about, saying "I'm sorry" can get stuck in your throat.

OK, OK, dammit, here goes. I do hereby formally and sincerely apologize to each and every slave I have owned. Please forgive me.

Now I demand all the blacks who owned slaves to issue their apology!!! (If you doubt the foregoing happened, check out the 1850 census for Orleans Parish, Louisiana.)

[Blood of Tyrants]

Whow will be required to pay? Who will receive reparatations? If you are black had a black ancestor who was a slave owner do you have to pay? If I am white and can prove that I have a black ancestor 7 generations back that was a black slave do I get paid, too? I can show that I had relatives who fought and died for the Uninon in the Civil War, Am I exempt?

Here is an idea. Give every black person in America who can prove their ancestry in the US goes back pre-Civil
War $40,000 (that is a LOT of money in Africa) as the board a plane the the African country of their choice and papers forever renouncing their citizenship. If they don't want that deal, they can shut the hell up.

[sgtbono2002]

****** reparations is the best way to build a bridge across our great divide. *******

If you think stealing my hard earned money to pay some person who had a great grandfather who was a slave is going to bridge any gap between the races you are full of crap. Stealing my money to pay these people is going to piss me off.Bad. Reparations is a bad idea put forth by stupid politicians trying to buy a black vote at the taxpayers expense.

[vaudine]

I will vote for slave reparations right after the following:

1. All African nations and Arabs involved in rounding up and selling black slaves apologize and pay a huge chunk of money to these descendants.

2. All the nations of the world who bought slaves agree to pay up.

3. All formerly enslaved people everywhere are loosed and reparations made--i.e. Sudan, Indian Nations who enslaved weaker tribes.

4. The descendants of US slaves all write or sign a statement of gratitude for having ended up as US citizens, and agree to sign their reparations over for payment to the national debt

5. Julian Bond apologizes to Republicans for his outrageous comments.

Ain't holdin' my breath.

vaudine

[LasVegasMac]

Judging from the condition of our inner cities, I think Africa owes us reparations.

Now that is something to think about. Glad you said it.

My view on the reparation crap has always been: 1) sue the tribe leaders that sold you into slavery. 2) I, or my 'tree', had nothing to do with this. 3) you take my tax dollars for this sham, you will be 're-paid' - in triple.

LVM