In a movement reminiscent of the affirmative action debates in the 1970’s, there exists today demands that white Americans pay reparations to African-Americans for centuries of black slavery as well as oppression that persisted even after slavery was abolished in American 150 years ago.
One difference between the two is that while affirmative action required that business and educational institutions take specific actions to to expand the pool of minorities applying for jobs and offer them preferential treatment in the hiring process, the reparations movement would demand that white Americans set aside a portion of their money to be used as direct payment to minorities as compensation for alleged damages they have suffered because of their race.
One African-American professor has gone so far as to place a value of $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
Well said
Is this the same idiot that keeps saying the same thing over and over again…
There you stand with your hand out. You been doing that for 150 years.
You fu*+^n idiot I can’t even pay half of my bills. What makes you think that every white person has money ? Damn$#%&!@*waffle
Give it up or go bsck to Africa if you don’t like it here!!!!
Tell you what, I’ll pay for every slave I or the last four generations of my family have owned, that would be 0!
Shut up…
No way.
Get over your racism and SHUT UP! If you want a white on black war, just keep it up.
And you, professor, should kiss my white butt.