[grania]

It was stated beautifully on a thread yesterday. Bottom line...some of those of African ancestory want reparations to account for all they've suffered. Fine, if they feel that way...but no reparations without repatriotation to the lands of their ancestors and revoking US citizenship.

[thoughtomator]

Nobody alive has been a slave in the United States or had a parent who was a slave in the United States. Thus, no one has standing with which to claim reparations. In addition, there is no one alive who 'owned' a slave in the United States. Thus, there is no one who can legally be sued.

[bk1000]

'but no reparations without repatriotation to the lands of their ancestors and revoking US citizenship'

Much like many other 'oppressed' groups, they don't want to take the bad with the good. This is the only condition on which I would give my support to such a movement.