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.
Should all White people be made to pay or just the 1.4% of the population at that time that owned slaves pay? What about the Black slave owners shouldn’t they have to also pay? I’ve traced my family history back 260+ years and none of my family ever owned slaves but yet all Whites should pay. Why should I or anyone be punished for something our families had nothing to do with? That’s like saying every Black person should be charged with Murder if 1 Black person kills someone.
Wrong never will happen no person in America today as ever or was ever a Slave end of story.
It does exist!! And it’s time to end it!! Work for welfare must be the rule now!!
Hell NO !!! Why doesn’t he give up some of his money!!??
YOU SIR ARE A JOKE.I OWE NOTHING. I WASNT THERE AND NEITHER WERE YOU. BLACKPLANTATION OWNERS WERE THE FIRST TO BRING SLAVES IN SO GET IT FROM YOUR ANCESTORS
Really?? Not enough welfare money toBLM people?
I’ll pass, thanks. But hey, YOU’RE more than welcome to pay in to the ‘reparations account’ I’m settling up so You can pay ME back for MY ancestors fighting to free YOUR ‘ancestors’ during the civil war. 🙂
Just leave
Dyson can go f-himself!
NO! My ancestors were not even in this country.