I might take a flaming for this, but on it's surface, Hargrove's (R-Hanover County) "get over it" comment regarding slavery was on the mark.
It's over. Much has been done. Much left to do. But damn it, It's friggin' over. Look forward, not back. And for God sake, stop trying to extract blood money.
(Not aiming at you Crawdad-just a mini-rant at the lot of them)
No flame from me. A couple of reasons:
I am a first gen American. My family had NOTHING to do with slavery. I think there are A LOT of 1st gens that think the same way.
What would they prefer ~ to be sitting in the motherland starving or fighting AIDS? Get real.
Was slavery right? No. Is it over? Yes. Were you denied equality, in many cases, after the Civil War. Yes. Do you have it now? Yes. Do you want respect? Of course. However, if you want respect, earn it. Nobody derserves another's respect "just because."
(Now THAT will draw flames if anything will.)