Let’s see, the British brought African slavery to the North American continent, so...thta’s the first place that reparations should begin.
When I talk to friends and family about Obama, I do not hear crap like the above from them. As a matter of fact, this is the first time I have even heard such a claim. Not once have I heard this from anybody I talk with. They say he is inexperienced, but nothing about a reparation gravy train.
Very few whites are descended from slave owners or Confederate soldiers. Now a whole lot of blacks, OTOH, . . .
Here we go! Gee, as a Native American (part) how much will I owe?? I’m certain I oppressed someone!!
“reparations” were made from 1861-1865 with the lives of those who “paid” the ultimate price for the freedom of slaves...
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The companies I worked for have “profited”. I had to provide my own housing and clothing and food. I need reparations.
Slavery victimizes free blacks to this day. All American people are responsible for the debt America owes.”
I am delighted to see that the people stuck on RESERVATIONS will have an opportunity to pay reparations.
Puking.
You have to have a sub-standard IQ to think like that.
We have paid and paid and paid. Now it is time for people no matter what their circumstances to quit being victims and get educated and start working as hard as they can to make a life for themselves in the free enterprise system.
And before I go to work here; it’s not what “America owes Blacks” it’s what “Blacks owe America!”
I think JFK said it best.
Have a good one!
Been giving crack heads and welfare hos my money since I was fifteen and began work. They owe me, I think.
Let’s say reparations happens (it already has, to the tune of 41 trillion in wealth transfer over the last 40 years).
The economy, of course, will suffer big time.
However, there will be those few entrepeneurs out there that see the way to get their own wealth out of this.
Within 5, maybe 10 years at the outside, the poor people that received their reparations (after massive skimming from agencies like Jackson and Sharpton) will end up right where they are now, and some “white folks” will end up with all the wealth, all over again, simply because of their value systems and commitment to self denial in the pursuit of wealth building.
Now, depending on the amount of pain involved, some of us might be willing to pay “reparations” with the stipulation that ALL preferences for minorities be removed. NO “black only” institutions or programs allowed, just as there are no “white only” institutions or programs allowed today.
Number 1. Slavery was legal until it was not.
Number 2. See number 1.
Why don’t we just rectify the problem by “making them whole” and send them back where they came from.
I think that by the above sacrifice, ‘reparations’ to former slaves were made. The only other reparation necessary is to return those people, or their descendants, back to the homeland from which they were stolen and sold into slavery, should that be their desire. Otherwise, it's been 143 years since the end of the Civil War, so any National or Corporate liability has long since lapsed.
I think it's the other way around.
ML/NJ
No reparations without repatriation.