Reparations Struggle Moves Forward At The International Level

The Black World Today ^ | 8/12/2002 | Donna Lamb

[nonsporting]

This is an excellent point. I would wonder if any group
subjected to slaverly would be EXEMPT. My ancestors
were white slaves. My spiritual ancestors were persecuted
and slaughtered by the ruling government.

Today, my spiritual brothers and sisters are being killed
and enslaved by dark skinned peoples. Maybe, THEY should
pay me?!

[nonsporting]

Is the ICC going to strong arm reparations? And use
international peacekeepers to collect?

[pupdog]

Is the ICC going to strong arm reparations? And use international peacekeepers to collect?

It's impossible to say right now how this will all play out. All that's clear is that there seems to be the most support for this on the international level, and so proponents have been focusing a large part of their energies there.

[APBaer]

"Well...just about all white folks had a few ancestors enslaved by the Romans.... Where's my money :)"

Check out the Olive Garden.

[YankeeReb]

If this isn't an argument to get the U.S. out of the UN I don't know what is.

On close inspection, it could be seen that the no votes were essentially the United States and European Union

Of course they voted no...Who do you think is going to be shelling out all the "reparations" if this load of garbage ever passes.... Not the slave holding Arabs or the Sudanese I can assure you.

[Eala]

another quiet but significant step was taken at the international level in the movement for reparations

NO REPARATIONS WITHOUT REPATRIATION!

Easy to say but hey, I'll put my money where my mouth is. Pay me adequate reparations for my forebears' involuntary departure from the Highlands of Scotland during the Clearances and I'd gladly return to the Gaidhealtachd! (I even have a bit of the Gaelic -- Tha beagan Ga\idhlig agam.) One of the few places in the world with a more pleasant (read: cool and wet) climate than Seattle.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Slavery existed everywhere until the Jewish people - living by the law handed down from God to Moses - rid their own society of slavery by the time of Jesus simply by living according to God's law. While the UN and Jesse are busy condemning America and Israel...they may want to remember that, and that Jews and Christians in America and around the world fought the REAL fight to free the slaves...with lions, and crucifixes, and whips and chains. My gggrandfather died as the result of injuries suffered during the civil war - had his eye shot out after marching from DC to Florida and back. Millions joined this fight to free the slaves. Union troops paid all soldiers of similar ranks equal wages. If Jesse's gggrandfather fought next to mine, they were paid the same.

In Sudan and elsewhere people are enslaved and murdered today. While free Americans misled by so-called black "leaders" are led into the age-old trap of envy and dependency...into bondage of their own making.

"Reparations" feeds the hate and divisiveness and will never bring real healing or personal growth. Only forgiveness and personal accountability will..."love thy neighbor", stop bearing false witness eg. Florida's election, and tell the Democrats to stop supporting policies that break up their families and drive away fathers.

When God let the Jewish people be taken into bondage in Egypt, he did it to reprove and to strengthen them...to build a nation of the people.

The strongest people in this country today, imho, are the African-American (or "black"- as Ken Hamblim prefers) Christians who learned the Bible at their grandparents' knee...a faith that strengthened them during their days of slavery and brought them out of the testing fire - shining examples, proof of the mercy and goodness of God to pass on to their own families and friends...the UN, and the reparations crowd are sadly in need of this lesson in real strength and value.

[Cacique]

Us SLAVS, the namesakes of the word slave were human merchandise for the West European Eurotrash for much of the last two thousand years. Maybe we should sue all the European Union for reparations as well.

[Twodees]

It seems that the UN would be better off addressing the ongoing slave trade between Africa and the Middle East which has never abated since it began. There are living slaves who could be freed and families who actually deserve reparations for losing a loved one to slavery within their lifetimes. That would involve going after citizens of UN member nations backing this phony reparations movement now, so let's not hold our breaths.

[arthurus]

Is the ICC going to strong arm reparations? And use international peacekeepers to collect?

Of course the US will be required to provide all of the funding amd most of the troops.

[Razz Barry]

I went to the "Your Comments" section. These fools want us to pay reparations to every group, ever slighted, in the history of mankind.

[4CJ]

I'm not white!! I'm Scotch-Irish-Cherokee.

Scotch-Irish-Welch-English-Creek with a drop of French.

And what are we supposed to do about the Africans who sold their enemies into slavery? Is the whole continent of Africa supposed to pay itself back?

What about the Africans enslaving blacks today?

[stands2reason]

Easy to say but hey, I'll put my money where my mouth is. Pay me adequate reparations for my forebears' involuntary departure from the Highlands of Scotland during the Clearances and I'd gladly return to the Gaidhealtachd!

Forgive my ignorance, but who exactly would be responsible for these Clearnaces, and when did they happen?