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The more you give the more they want.

I have made this argument before, so forgive me, but, if it were not for slavery, those African Americans who were descendants of slaves would not exist. I mean, everyone needs the exact ancestors that they have. If your great great grandfather, say, had been killed in an accident the night before he married your great great grandmother, the result would NOT be that you would be a little different, maybe blond instead of red head, for instance. No, you would not exist at all. Similarly, the pairings that were the result of the forced migration known as slavery created the unique African American population. In other words, the odds that someone of African descent would have had the same ancestors, only in Africa, had it not been for slavery is achingly close to zero. In other words, blacks in America owe their very existence to slavery

Now, please do not misinterpret this as an apology for slavery. It should go without saying that slavery anywhere is abhorrent. The United States had slavery, So did other countries. It was not the first to abolish it, but it was also not the last. What I am saying is that the historical crime of slavery, nonetheless gave us Willie Mays, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Thomas Sowell...well millions of great Americans. They reaped the dividends from the suffering of their forebears. The lives they lead, the freedom, the standard of living that the descendants enjoy is, in my reparation enough.

There is not a single human being alive who does not owe his existence to a historical crime. If we could shake our family trees hard enough, we would all find that war, slavery, rape, incest, has led to our being here now. The best thing to do is let go.

Yes, like Yassar Arafat, whatever you offer is only a start...(another terrorist.)

I had a GG Grandfather and one cousin that I know of, die for them on the Northern side in the Civil War....while many GG Granduncles serve on the Northern side....they want more?....they need to come and try and take it