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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
GO suck obama’s$#%&!@*.prof dyson that is all white people owe you
You know, my family immigrated to this country after slavery was abolished, so I owe nothing. Making me pay because I am white is descrimination based on the color of my skin. So not going to happen!
Dyson, call me racist, call me honky, call me what ever you like, but you are one stupid$#%&!@*and i’m not talking about the color of your skin. To call yourself a professor, you’re about one stupid son of a$#%&!@*
WHEN NATIVE AMERICANS ARE PAID THEN WHATEVER IS LEFT WHICH I’M SURE WON’T BE MUCH THEY CAN GET THEN USE THAT MONEY FOR A ONE WAY TICKET BACK TO WHATEVER COUNTRY YOU WERE SOLD FROM BECAUSE THE LAND YOUR STANDING ON BELONGS TO ALL NATIVE AMERICANS SO START TRUCKING ON OUT OF HERE
Oh what a surprise….It’s Dyson the “Bigot” on TV again. Huge A-Hole
Nope
Drop dead
IN YOUR DREAMS, GO EARN YOUR MONEY
Not going to happen. I never owned slaves and you never picked cotton. Move on.
maybe blacks too can pay into a reparations accounts for being a complete burden to society via welfare