There’s a growing demand coming from the fringe — well, let’s hope it’s the fringe — demanding reparations for sufferings caused by slavery in America as well as for the sufferings, primarily of African-Americans, in the years since its abolition. It’s a radical idea that cannot be supported economically or ideologically.
Before going further, it must be stated emphatically that the practice of slavery is abhorrent. That it occurred in America is a stain on our history. That it occurred throughout the world for millennia, is a stain on humanity. No amount of words will remove the fact that this inhumane practice has been part of the human condition. Those who worked for its abolition deserve our admiration and gratitude.
However, demands for trillions of dollars in reparations to the descendants of those who suffered under slavery in America in not supportable. More on page two.
Jon Lewis
I’m not offering
When you move items from the asset side of the ledger to the liability side, every competent bookkeeper will tell you the prior owner is the one who is owed restitution.
And what do the black people owe the white people who fought and died fighting for their freedom from slavery.
Black professor owes me 20,000,000 for my ancestors freeing your black$#%&!@* I prefer cash$#%&!@*since we know your credit is no good. Pay up$#%&!@* or shut up bitch
Go$#%&!@*yourself, professor! I don’t owe you$#%&!@*
Yeah….the check is in the mail…lol
Bad dreams
Come get it! There is a surprise waiting for you.
How much do the black that owned slaves owe?
His PHD must be in larceny.