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.
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Well if these blacks I thought about all blacks and talk about these ignorant box right now I think they’re owed something from the whites that move today because of what happened 100 years ago 200 years ago. Well then the blacks o all the families of those white men that died that were fighting to free them. Plus then the blacks were low every family that a black person has killed a white person. Sounds stupid don’t it. Then think about how stupid you all sound
And lets say we implement that, how will it be distributed? Are we to trust that it would go to the right families and how would you know? Is that in general? 40 trillion divided by 42 million (2010 estimated African American population) is $952.38 per person. What will happen after that? Redistribution sucks. I didn’t even calculate what percentage the redistributors will take for themselves their services. I didnt even take into consideration taxes people have paid. That’s chump change for the people. That will be spent in a month and then what? That’s not going to improve anyone’s life. Who am I to say? I’m no “professor.”
Betty Douglas it isnt laziness…it is ignorance of history. Why do you think they took cursive out of schools? You cant read historical documents or first hand written accounts or diaries that are written in what seems as some odd language!
I get paid Friday..
Why don’t you come and try to collect it
Original slaveholders were African Americans.
Sorry. Talk to your forefathers that sold you bk in Africa. We had nothing to do with it. And you weren’t even thought of yet so get off your high horse. You are not owed a thing!
For what we owe you nothing.