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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
I will pay reparations for all of the slaves that i personally owned. No one alive today owned any of your family alive today. I thought that we are not allowed to discriminate.
You can kiss my ass
For what?
I’m sorry folks but I don’t have any white guilt I have never owned a slave or know of any slaves that are still living today I think this man needs to get a life and quit living in the past if you want some free money buy a lottery ticket like every one else
Another Black wanting money from whites! Earn your own money! This is ridiculous!
In you dreams….only
he should shut his trap
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What the$#%&!@*is wrong with these morons? Study up on the history of the slave trade in America and get back to me. Focus specifically on the statistics concerning the percentage of whites who owned slaves, those who took part in the trade and those who supported abolition. Get educated because you won’t see a dime from me!
Blacks must begin, sometime, to help themselves.