Quote:I have read every single page in this thread, and have come away with the same perception.


In regards to the thread and the subject at hand, to answer the question in regards to whether or not slavery reparations should be awarded to descendants of slaves, I don't think so because there are a lot more ways the government can improve the socioeconomic discrepancies & disadvantages when it involves African Americans. but is a apology deserved and warranted? Yes.


We will NEVER see the day where this country will ever acknowledge let alone even apologize for the atrocities they committed when it came to the raping, killing, and torture of blacks both during the migration, slavery and pre-civil rights era. Those wounds cut deep.


Not to go off topic, or derail the thread but the responses in this discussion and the behaviors could mirror that of other issues like women's rights, LGBT rights, etc.


Recently, I had a close family member confide in me that he was gay. He was shocked at my reaction because in previous years I had a more conservative view and didn't really embrace the community. He wanted to know why my reaction was so welcoming and I explained to him I understood his struggle. I then began telling him how I wanted to help him feel more at ease with himself, and be peaceful and content, which led to a dialogue of why people in the LGBT feel the way they do and fight vigorously for equal rights.


My whole point in this is that if people are not able to meet you half way, then there is really no need for a discussion, because time, energy, and words are waisted.

 

Didn't someone point out how there was a formal apology in 2008? Do you want a different one?

 

People are upset because others are telling them that they should be financially responsible for something someone else did 150 years ago. Things that these people don't agree with, they're now being told that they should pay someone else for troubles they're ancestors went through. Do you not get upset with other people blame you for something you didn't do? When the government thinks they're entitled to your money? Do these things not upset you? 

 

If people are mad, it doesn't mean it's a white vs black thing. It's a government taking your money thing.

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