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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
How sad it is that people just don’t move on to the present and try to repair the wrong that has been done to many groups of people. We need to prepare people to take care of themselves, work, support their families, and if they marry and have children support these children. Teach these children Biblical principles, not more welfare which destroys people. We were poor growing up, but never on welfare!!!
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Never could figure out, if this$#%&!@* is trying sound like an “Intellect” or he’s just trying to “Rap”.
Don’t know if I should laugh or cry because you’re such an idiot do you want some money you come and try and take some of my money there boy
Take mine out of my green card
WE DON.T OWE YOU ANYTHING U SHOULD BE PAYING ALL THAT WELFARE BACK U HAVE DREW OF OUR TAX MONEY AND GET AN HONEST JOB AND SUPPORT THIS COUNTRY U LIVE IN FREE
My Jewish ancestors were abused, murdered, starved, kicked out of country after country!!! Today, Israel if not crying out take care of me and provide reparation from all of the abuse they endured!!!
Me thinks the professor should go fuk himself.
I know of no slaves that are still alive all this time and old as I am I’m not that old either.
We have already paid, it’s called welfare.