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.
Thank you for letting me contribute through my tax dollars
f%%k you
Umm — no!!
Still wanting something for nothing. Not anyone alive today on either side of this stupid statement, no slaves no owners. Oh, by the way, my grand parents didn’t legally come to this country to become citizens until the late 1890’s as so many so time to stop “beating this dead horse.”
Stupid
Have to wonder what Mr. Fredrick Douglass would think of this guy? Jimmy
When are delusional blacks going to ADMIT THE TRUTH that most of them by far would never have been slaves if other blacks hadn’t enslaved and SOLD them? But, alas, truth is kryptonite to them as it is to all Liberals.
Lol, OK I did, it’s called welfare, MEDICAID, I paid …..you took!
You should be saying thank you to whoever brought your ancestors over here or you would be living in a shithole country in Africa.
Why do we owe anything to anybody????? Lincoln freed the slaves. .. which included all colors and nationalities. We now need to take responsibility for our owe actions…. do not expect any others to give us or you anything….. we as Americans need to help each other become the very best person we all can be…we all need to do this on our own merits…. not riding someone else’s shirtselelves……