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U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel


Quote:The caveat of the entire 2008 resolution is that the mea culpa (acknowledgement of the wrongs of Slavery and Jim Crow) could NOT be used as legal rationale for reparations, financial or otherwise.

 

I have a problem with that. I argue that aside from the near genocide of the Native Americans, the century-plus of institutionalized racism towards blacks has been one of the greatest sins of this country. The timing, coming after close to two centuries of mistreatment of blacks and on the heels of this nation electing it's first African American president are also very interesting. It's like either a husband and wife leaving relationship counseling and saying the problem is fixed. Chapter closed! No its not.

 

By the way what was Reagan's rationale for tax funded financial reparations to the Japanese descendants? Did he feel an obligation to help them overcome their apparent marginalization?
 

So the apology wasn't good enough because there wasn't financial gain? Are you freaking serious? No one owes you a damn thing. No one. If your GOVERNMENT- your BLACK PRESIDENT- doesn't feel like it should pay reparations take it up with them. Where was your President with his phone and pen back then? Has he been so busy playing golf the last 8 years he couldn't see to this? I guess he's not your man as much as you wanted him to be.  You should have been petitioning him through your Senator or House Representative instead of complaining about it to everyone else. 

 

I now completely understand where you are coming from and have nothing more to say to you on this subject. 

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U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel - by americus 2.0 - 09-29-2016, 02:57 PM



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