Everyone who was involved in institutional slavery in the United States is long dead.
(I have just lightly discounted the moral and political case for reparations.)
Ta -Nehisi,they have the cutest names.
And no where is there a mention of those immigrants who came to this country as indentured servants having to work off the cost of their passage as veritable slaves. I find both sides lacking
’ the median net worth for a black woman in her prime earning years is about $5.’
Does this five buck figure make any sense to anyone? I agree with most of the article, especially the part about blacks miring themselves among folks with no drive or desire to succeed in basic education or in building a financial future. I call it ghetto think, it occurs in poor white areas also, I grew up in such an area and heard the talk of being held down by the powers that be and there was no point in trying you were beat from the start. I and my family never believed it as did similar families that made success in life their goal. We were and are successful in one way or another. It has to start in the family, it only takes one mother or father to break the cycle. I am an ignorant hillbilly and even I figured this out. Blacks, with a few shining exceptions, among them Carson, West, Rice, and others seldom see this. I do not think it is racism just a bad attitude and piss poor choices. One other thing, it is very easy to surround yourself with other deadbeats and moan about how unfair life is while waiting on the government handout, it is harder to pick yourself up and be somebody. The blacks owe the Feds a strong kick in the butt but it will never happen.
I think Asians would probably dispute this article, because when most first came to America, they were as poor as one could be in America and they faced discrimination that was as serious as blacks. By this measure, they should have incomes that are approximately the same as blacks instead of the highest, on average, incomes in America.
WTF, no one is owed anything in this country.
That’s one thing we really won’t have to worry about. I’d bet even at least 70% of democrats will say something like, “I didn’t have anything to do with slavery and can’t afford to pay anything to anyone to make up for it.” End of discussion.
Yup, it’s all racial discrimination. I mean, just look at the shining cities and peaceful advanced civilization in Africa...oh, wait...I mean the rich cultural legacy of the Congo....no, wait a minute.....the advanced centers of learning and innovation in the Sudan...hmmmm.....OK then, RACISM!!!
A good read
Mark for later.
What’s it say about a country where the idea that people who were never criminals should pay restitution to people who were never victims is taken seriously?
bkmk
I had a great-great grandfather who died fighting against slavery in the Union Army in the Civil War. Certainly I am entitled to reparations for that????