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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
We have paid it’s called welfare
Stop with the victim c**p, you are just a “victim” of your own ineptitude and lack of initiative. You personally haven’t contributed one scrap to the development of this nation so don’t try to pull an Obama and claim you did it !
And he should KMA
GO TO HELL$#%&!@* WE PAID YA WILE YOU WERE ON THE DOLE!
I’m going to the restroom and make a deposit for you!
The Irish slaves were treated worse than blacks , maybe you blacks should pay them for fading your heat .
Sorry but I don’t owe you a damn thing
We don’t owe you anything, we WORK for our money. Reparation isn’t a happening thing. NO WORK NO PAY
You are entitled to nothing.
Jayo Peso get a education and then a job. Don’t$#%&!@*to me about your troubles when they’re self inflicted.