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To: Dales
What they really want is the indefinable thing called "RESPECT". They think they are "owed" preferential respect, just because they're black. Now, they are willing to trade that respect for money. In the end, they will have neither, and that's their own fault, not white peoples' or the government's fault.

When those who did not earn compensation take it from those who did not cause the problem to be compensated, there is neither respect earned, nor given. In fact, contempt will be the result if they do receive their ill-gotten gain. I for one will not have any respect and a lot of contempt for any black that gets any "reparations" money forceably taken from me by the government. My ancestors did not ever own slaves. My father's family didn't come here until 1867, and my mother's family was Amish and Mennonite. No slaves held in either case.

I don't owe any person of color one red cent for reparations or any such thing. I have not harmed them in any way, and making me pay reparations will be doing me harm. My skin color is not sufficient cause to rob me, and that's what they'd be doing, pure and simple. This is Racism at its most blatant.

73 posted on 08/17/2002 4:14:31 PM PDT by nobdysfool
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To: nobdysfool
I just wonder if Maria Carey will have to pay reparations to herself.
111 posted on 08/17/2002 6:33:28 PM PDT by bribriagain
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To: nobdysfool
This is Racism at its most blatant

Actually, the true heart of the matter is greed, pure greed.

114 posted on 08/17/2002 6:37:23 PM PDT by Bullish
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