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.
There were black slave owners. They need to pay their fair share. When you find their names then talk. Better yet why don’t you fight slavery going on now. Oh I forgot those people are alive and shoot you
You are full of shzt
Jump I n
Yeah I have your money, come get it. It will be hard to catch at 1500 ft. per sec.
If that’s what you want, then you and all your race need to refund all the money you took for welfare, food stamps, Medicaid and education. Then we might talk about it, you racist bastard!!!
Not a chance!
We don’t owe you sh*t!
It seems to me that those who can prove their ancestry back to slavery, should be on their knees thanking those ancestors. Had they not survived, their descendants would still be living in that cesspool country known as Africa. Just because ones skin is black does not mean they are descended from slaves.
What a shthole
It’s been a long time ago since slaves and owners. Nobody’s today owe anybody anything except maybe respect.