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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
Absolutely stupid proposal.
F. YOU!! GET A JOB!!
Still looking for a handout.
That’s BS!!!
It is a dumb idea.. Irish people will have to be first to get paid off they were slaves way before Black’s..
Where do you get your logic? Who is alive when your ancestors had black slaves. I know there are no whites alive, that held slaves. What do you teach? You need to go back to school and read all about the civil war, American history and many more books on slavery. Stop inciting rediculous unnecessary violence, on a stupid demand. Has America done anything good for the blacks ever? Teachers need to stop contributing to the violence and ignorance in the educational system and start teaching Americans history, and pride to live in a wonderful free country. Life in America is what we make it for ourselves and society. Stop acting and looking foolish.
Um, NO!$#%&!@*YOU!
Tired of this old tune nobody on either side is here any more
I owe no one . !!!!!!
How about no and fu